JAMB Enlists Two Other Varsities on Admission Portal.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has made a decision to include the two newly established public varsities namely; Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUST), Ikorodu, and the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Ijanikin into lists of schools open to provide Tertiary Education in the country. This decision was taken in respect to increase in the number of students expected to gain admission in 2022.
The approval from the examination body followed the National Universities Commission (NUC), the regulatory body in charge of Universities in Nigeria, letter to the educational agencies of government Tertiary Education, Trust Fund (TETFund), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), JAMB and others of the two newly established institutions.
Confirming the new development, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Tokunboh Wahab, said that the inclusion of both institutions further signifies that tertiary Education seekers now have the opportunity of obtaining their first-degree certificate from both schools. In his words: “I want to inform you that we made the JAMB recognition for the next round of examinations and our schools are open for admission”.
Mr. Wahab in his speech assured the public that the two new Universities are listed with all the proposed courses on the JAMB website, which is open for anyone to verify it. He also added that the two institutions would solve issues relating to admission for citizens.
Expantiating how the institutions would solve the admission challenges, he said “unlike before, the three institutions, Lagos State University (LASU), LASUST, and LASUED, would absorb the huge number of students that have graduated from secondary schools and seek Tertiary Education.
Speaking on the two new institutions, the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, promised that NUC’s will always render its assistance through professional and technical advice.
He also said, “The Lagos State University of Science and Technology would certainly be very beneficial to the position of Lagos State as the hub of industries and technology in Nigeria and West Africa. And if properly assisted, this is a University that can help Lagos State’s determination to transit into a knowledge economy.
“Lagos as a State can move ahead of others based on investment in education. Because I know that the economy of Lagos alone is the fifth in the entire African continent. And it is also more than the entire economy of Ghana and Ivory Coast combined.”
