JAMB approves five new courses for Uni-Agric Makurdi

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board, Prof. 'Dibu Ojerinde, has
announced the approval of five new academic
programmes for the University of Agriculture,
Makurdi.
He also announced board's preparedness to
commence the proposed Computer-Based Testing in
2013.
The approved courses are in the College of
Management. They are B.Sc. Marketing and Co-
operatives, Accounting, Banking and Finance,
Business Management and Entrepreneurship.
According to the registrar, the development will
increase the institution's carrying capacity.
Ojerinde enjoined the university as an e-Examination
centre to improve its ICT facilities to meet the
required standard.
The news of the approval was contained in a
statement in Abuja on Friday.
The statement quoted the registrar as having said
this at the just-concluded meeting of the noard and
other stakeholders, in Makurdi, the Benue State
capital.
According to the statement, the Vice-Chancellor of
the University, Prof. Daniel Uza, expressed joy for the
honour done the university by the visit.
It read in part, "He said he appreciates the JAMB boss
for the good working relationship between the board
and the university in particular and Prof. 'Dibu
Ojerinde-led JAMB and the entire university system
in Nigeria.
"As the alternate chairman of the Committee of Vice-
Chancellors, 'there is overwhelming support for JAMB
activities, describing JAMB under your leadership as
being an excellent public institution."