The Federal Government has revealed that Nigerian senior secondary school students in arts and humanities will no longer be required to credit mathematics in their SSCE certificates.

Over the years, the exam organized by the West African Examination Council and National Examination Council demands that students must credit their maths and English before they could be considered for admission to universities and polytechnics, a condition which the Federal Ministry of Education has amended on Tuesday.

This was contained in a statement by the FME’s spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, on Tuesday.

“The revised National Guidelines for Entry Requirements into Nigerian Tertiary Institutions are designed to remove barriers while maintaining academic standards.

“The new framework applies to universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and Innovation Enterprise Academies across the country as follows:

“Universities: Minimum of five (5) credit passes in relevant subjects, including English Language, obtained in not more than two sittings. Mathematics is mandatory for Science, Technology, and Social Science courses.

“Polytechnics (ND Level): Minimum of four (4) credit passes in relevant subjects, including English Language for non-science courses and Mathematics for science-related programs.

“Polytechnics (HND Level):
Minimum of five (5) credit passes in relevant subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

“Colleges of Education (NCE Level): Minimum of four (4) credit passes in relevant subjects, with English Language mandatory for Arts and Social Science courses, and Mathematics required for Science, Vocational, and Technical programs,” he said.

Following the news breakout, education analyst Ayodamola Oluwatoyin said;

“This is a brilliant reform which we hope will open the doors and improve the ease of admissions into tertiary institutions for more seekers.”

Also, the Education Minister, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the development is a deliberate effort to make access to tertiary education easier.