Nigeria: Scholars Condemn Call to Make English, Maths Optional for Admissions

22 September 2021

Ilorin — The President of the English Scholars Association of Nigeria (ESAN), Prof. Shola Babatunde, has condemned the call to stop making a credit pass in English and Mathematics a requirement to enter universities and polytechnics.

The Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Wushishi, recently advocated that credits in English Language and Mathematics should no longer be required for admission into higher institutions.

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