The Federal Ministry of Education has said that Nigerian senior secondary school students in arts and humanities will no longer be required to present a credit in mathematics in their Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), organised by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO), as a condition for admission to universities and polytechnics.
For years, admission seekers in arts and humanities, like their contemporaries in sciences and social sciences, have been mandated to have five credits, including mathematics and English language, to secure admission into higher institutions.
The new policy, unveiled today by the Federal Ministry of Education, applies to entry requirements for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and Innovation Enterprise Institutions across the country.
According to a statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, the revised National Guidelines for Entry Requirements into Nigerian Tertiary Institutions aim to eliminate unnecessary barriers while maintaining academic standards.
Under the new framework, students seeking admission into Arts and Humanities programmes will only be required to present credits in relevant subjects, including English Language, while Mathematics will remain compulsory for Science, Technology, and Social Science disciplines.
