The Lagos State Government has dismissed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) minimum cut-off mark of 150 for university admissions, insisting that applicants wishing to enroll in its state universities must achieve a score of at least 185 on the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This stance was announced by the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Sule, during a ministerial press conference on Wednesday at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, coinciding with the third anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term.
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Sule argued that JAMB’s cut-off mark is too low for the academic standards upheld by Lagos State universities.
According to reports, the Lagos State Government is committed to maintaining what it describes as high admission standards across its educational institutions, regardless of the national benchmark set by JAMB.
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“In Lagos State, we find JAMB’s approved cut-off marks excessively low for our universities. No student will be admitted to any of our three universities with a UTME score below 185,” the commissioner asserted.
He clarified that while JAMB’s decision aimed to assist candidates from all six geopolitical zones in the country, Lagos would not compromise its academic standards to align with states facing educational hurdles.
“Setting 150 as the cut-off mark out of the 400 available in this year’s UTME is simply too low,” Sule remarked.
He emphasized that Lagos should not be viewed as an educationally disadvantaged state, confirming that it would continue to uphold rigorous academic standards in its admissions process.
“Lagos should not have to lower its cut-off mark to match the requirements of states like Sokoto or Zamfara,” he stated.
This development indicates that applicants for Lagos-owned tertiary institutions may encounter more stringent entry criteria, despite JAMB’s national benchmarks for the 2026 admission cycle.
