The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Ministry of Education to urgently call federal and other institutions violating government approved cut-off marks for JAMB candidates to order.
It, therefore, mandated its Committee on Education to interface with the Ministry of Education, federal universities and allied institutions to ensure strict adherence to government policy on education.
The resolution emanated from a motion on blatant disregard to government directive on JAMB cut-off marks, for federal universities and the need to call defaulting institutions to order moved by Rep. Victor Ogene (APGA-Anambra).
The motion was unanimously adopted without debate.
According to Ogene, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruquayat Rufai has at a combined policy meeting on admission, announced government approved cut-off mark of 180 for universities and 150 for polytechnics/colleges of education.
He said that the current admission requirement by several Nigerian universities, especially the federal universities, was in total disregard to the directive.
He noted that while Federal Government approved 180 marks as eligibility for post-UTME entrance examination to its universities, some of such universities had pegged 190 and 200 marks and above for science courses.
The legislator called on the institutions concerned to adhere strictly to 180 marks for universities and 150 for polytechnics and colleges of education.
He said that unless the guideline was followed to the letter, many Nigerian students who scored less than 200 marks would be denied admission.
Meanwhile, the House has mandated its Committee on Banking and Currency to investigate the operations of Union Bank plc during the tenure of Mrs Funke Osibodu as Managing Director.
The committee is expected to report back to the House within 21 days.
The resolution was sequel to a motion moved by Rep. Micah Umoh (PDP-Akwa Ibom), which was unanimously adopted.
Umoh had alleged that the operations of the bank under Osibodu, were characterised by “unwholesome practices” which he said were detrimental to the interest of shareholders and the nation in general.
He said that in spite the genuine efforts by government to sanitise the banking sector, certain chief executives and management in the sector were undermining such intention.
