FG Insists O’Level Students Must Take Mathematics

The Federal Government has clarified that Mathematics remains a compulsory subject for all students sitting for their O-Level examinations, regardless of their field of study.

This clarification follows public reactions to earlier reports suggesting that students in the arts and humanities would no longer be required to obtain a credit in Mathematics for tertiary admission.

In a statement issued on Sunday by Boriowo Folashade, spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education, the government maintained that all students must register and sit for both English Language and Mathematics during their O-Level exams.

The Ministry, however, explained that while some tertiary programmes may no longer require a credit pass in either English or Mathematics for admission, the subjects remain mandatory to take during the examinations.

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“All students must continue to register and sit for English Language and Mathematics in their O-Level examinations,” the statement read.

Boriowo further clarified that the adjustment applies only to admission criteria, not to the mandatory examination requirement for these subjects.

“This adjustment affects only admission criteria, not the requirement to take these subjects,” she stated.

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Responding to questions on whether the clarification signified a policy reversal, Boriowo said it was not a contradiction but a clarification of the Ministry’s earlier position.