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The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has faulted the unbundling of Mass Communication at the undergraduate levelOloyede said specialisation in Mass Communication should be restricted at the Postgraduate levelHe said Nigeria has not reached the state for such development and it will narrow down the opportunity of unemployed graduates to a particular discipline
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Ilorin, Kwara state – The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, said specialisation in Mass Communication should be restricted at the Postgraduate level.
Oloyede said Nigeria is still developing and has not reached the state for such development.
Oloyede said specialisation in Mass Communication should be restricted at the Postgraduate level.
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As reported by Leadership, JAMB boss argued that the unbundling of Mass Communication in tertiary institutions across the country is untimely,
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He stated this while speaking at the 15th anniversary of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) 89.3FM Radio Station,
He added that many graduates are unemployed and narrowing down their opportunities to a particular discipline would also limit their chances of getting jobs, ThisDay reports.
“We need to be broader, given the level of our under-development. It is important to keep Mass Communication at the undergraduate level,”
Henzodaily.ng reports that before enrolling for Mass Communication courses, candidates must be equipped with the correct information on the subject combination during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Studying any of the Mass Communication courses in Nigeria opens you up to many career opportunities in the future.
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Aside from journalism or employment in a top media house in the country, Mass Communication graduates are recognised locally and even intentionally. Knowing the correct Mass Communication JAMB subject combination is the first step in this journey.
JAMB speaks on running part-time programmes
Meanwhile, Henzodaily.ng reported that JAMB sent a message to Nigerians running part-time programmes in different tertiary institutions in the country.
JAMB said any daily part-time programme that is organised by any institution is nothing but a fraud.
The examination body explained that part-time programmes are typically run on weekends or a particular period like Friday evening,
Source: Henzodaily.ng
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