COEASU Faults FG’s UTME Waiver for NCE Candidates

Primanews | 14-05-2026 12:57pm |

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has raised objections to the Federal Government's recent policy allowing certain candidates to bypass the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for admission into colleges of education. During a news conference held on Wednesday in Abuja, the National President of COEASU, Lawal Bazza, articulated the union's concerns regarding the implications of this decision on the integrity of the admission process. He emphasized that the waiver could undermine the standards of education and the quality of candidates entering the teaching profession.

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