THE Federal Government has released admission into federal government colleges for the 2018 academic year.

A statement released Monday evening by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono, explained that the admission was for candidates into the Junior Secondary School, JSS1 in the unity schools.
Echono, in the statement, explained that the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, approved the release of the admission into Junior Secondary School 1 of the 101 Federal Government Colleges in the country.

“This follows the 2018 selection exercise for placement of qualified candidates into Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) held recently at Owerri, Imo State, “the statement said.

It read further:” The selection exercise employed the national merit criteria of 60%, with a cut-off score of 146 and above, and equality of state of 30% of the colleges carrying capacity.

“Due to the effect of insecurity in the North East and North West zones of the country which affected the filling of the colleges capacity, the minister has also approved for supplementary examination to be held tentatively on 11th August, 2018, for such colleges to enable them fill their vacancies.