Mathematics: New Admission Policy Stirs Controversy as Varsity Lecturers, Students  Take Positions

Mathematics: New admission policy stirs controversy as Varsity lecturers, students  take positions

The Federal Government’s decision to remove Mathematics as a mandatory admission requirement for arts and humanities students has stirred conversations across Nigeria’s academic circles. For decades, Mathematics and English have been the two immovable pillars of admission into Nigerian universities. However, the Federal Ministry of Education, in a statement by its spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, on Tuesday, said senior secondary school students …

Arts And Humanities Students Need Maths Too

The federal government’s recent decision to remove Mathematics as a compulsory requirement for students in the arts and humanities seeking admission into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education has sparked mixed reactions across the country. In a statement from the Ministry of Education, the new framework aims to widen access to higher education while maintaining academic standards across all tertiary institutions. While m…

New admission policy stirs controversy as Varsity lecturers, students take positions

The Federal Government’s decision to remove Mathematics as a mandatory admission requirement for arts and humanities students has stirred conversations across Nigeria’s academic circles.For decades, Mathematics and English have been the two immovable pillars of admission into Nigerian universities.However, the Federal Ministry of Education, in a statement by its spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, on Tuesday, said senior secondary school students in…

University Admission: Maths No Longer Compulsory—New Government Policy

The Federal Government of Nigeria has scrapped Mathematics as a compulsory subject for admission into Arts and some Humanities programmes

FG’s Fresh Math Policy Stirs Debate Among Educators - Thepodiummedia

Olatunji Alausa, the Minister of Education ‘Better to have maths and not need It,’ expert cautions as FG eases admission rules The federal government’s decision to remove mathematics as a compulsory subject for students seeking admission into tertiary institutions to study arts and humanities has sparked a wave of mixed reactions across Nigeria’s education sector. The new policy, unveiled on Tuesday, was announced in a statement signed by Boriow…

Commonwealth Scholar Faults FG Over Math Policy

Director of the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies, Professor Anthony Kila, has maintained that not every Nigerian needs to attend a university, arguing that vocational and technical education should be strengthened as alternative pathways for those with different skills or interests. Kila stated this while criticising the Federal Government’s decision to remove mathematics as a compulsory requirement for students seekin…