JAMB: Elimination of national cut-off mark, a disservice to excellence–OAU Prof.

Prof. Akin Alao has kicked against the recent cancellation of national admission benchmark, otherwise called cut-off mark, by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).Alao, a professor of History at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), described the action as “a disservice to excellence and to quality education.” He made the remark while delivering a lecture during the closing event of a quarterly in-house symposium organised by the Law Corridor Chamber in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that JAMB had, on Aug. 31, announced the cancellation of the…

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