NASU urges FG to retain NECO, UTME
By Funmi Komolafe Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, has advised Federal Government to retain the central admission system for Nigerian universities and jettison the Oronsaye report that recommended the scrapping of National Examination Council, NECO. Rising from its meeting held in Lokoja, Kogi State, the union’s WAEC, libraries and other trade groups’ branch described the proposals contained in the Steve Oronsaye committee report. NASU described the report, which recommended the scrapping of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the merging of NECO with West African Examination Council, WAEC, as “retrogressive, unproductive and one that will worsen the education sector in the country.” The union said: “It will increase the level of unemployment, the ills in the society and also defeat the essence of national cohesion.” NASU’s views were contained in a resolution signed by its Deputy President, Mr. Michael Adegoke and Secretary, Pri...