The Nigerian Senate has mandated it's committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Education to brainstorm with the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and other critical stakeholders in the education sector on the viability or otherwise of Post University Matriculation Examination.

This follows a motion on the need to revisit the regulatory conflict between JAMB and universities offering admission in Nigeria.

The Motion which was sponsored by Senator Umaru Kurfi, representing Katsina Central, brought to the fore, the fact that while the executive introduced the post-UME policy as a remedy to the decay in educational standard in higher institutions of learning, there have been public outcry of extortion from candidates despite the rigorous test they pass through at JAMB.

Senate lamented that the introduction of Post-UME has to a large extent has failed to address the problem associated with JAMB.

In his contribution, the Senate leader, Senator Ahmed Lawal said the introduction of the post-UME examination has to a large extent, failed to remedy the problems associated with JAMB.

The Senate has asked its committee to discuss with stakeholders on the way forward and report back within one month.

In another development, the Senate deliberated on the urgent need to fund foreign missions in the face of myriad of challenges diplomatic missions are facing abroad ‎.

The upper legislative chamber also said that some foreign missions might soon lose their buildings to host countries, as a result of Nigeria’s inability to renovate the dilapidated structures.

Some lawmakers who contributed to the debate revealed that staff in the various foreign missions could no longer pay their rents‎, while the school fees of their children are yet to be paid by the Federal Government.

The Senate decided to form an Adhoc Committee to discuss with stakeholders, including former Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ambassadors and other relevant individuals on how to find a lasting solution to the challenges being faced by Nigerian missions abroad ‎.

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