The Federal Government has warned specialised universities in the
country which have been running programmes that were “antithetical to
their mandates” to stop such with immediate effect.
Via a statement issued by the spokesperson of JAMB, obtained by THE
PUNCH on Sundayin Abuja, said specialised Universities are those set up
to pursue specific courses and programmes to generate manpower in
particular sectors of the economy.
He said:
“Some of these specialised institutions include Universities such as
Universities of Agriculture, Universities of Technologies, Universities
of Medicine, amongst others.
“The Federal government has observed that these institutions have
derailed from their statutory responsibilities, thereby running
programmes that are antithetical to their mandates.
The government notes the unfortunate situation were Universities of
Agriculture offer programmes in Law, Management courses such as
Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, among others.
“As if that was not enough, some institutions change the nomenclature of
some of the courses to read for instance Banking Engineering,
Accounting Technology, among other names. This is an aberration and
should be stopped with immediate effect.”
