The Nigerian Senate today passed the amendment to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Act into law.
In the amendment, the the Senate strengthened the Board to allow the results of students in the annual examination be valid for more than one year.
The law now extends the validity of the result of the board’s examination from one year to three years.
According to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund, Senator Jibrin Barau the amendments will further strengthen the Admissions Board in its responsibilities.
