The Federal Government has clarified that Mathematics remains a compulsory subject for all candidates sitting for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), despite the recent review of the admission policy for tertiary institutions.
The clarification follows widespread debate over an earlier statement from the Federal Ministry of Education, which indicated that arts students no longer required a credit in Mathematics to gain admission into tertiary institutions.
Reacting to the controversy, the ministry’s spokesperson, Boriowo Folasade, explained that the new policy only affects admission requirements and does not alter the core SSCE subject structure.
She emphasized that Mathematics remains a mandatory subject that every student must sit for, stressing that the government has not made it optional at any level of the secondary education assessment system.
