From Fred Ezeh, Abuja 

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday said it has secured the approval of the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to commence the 2017 tertiary admission process. 

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To this end, the board announced that the policy committee meeting, which will determine the official admission cut off point and other admission criteria, would hold next week.  JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement yesterday, said the policy committee meeting will enjoy the presence of Vice-Chancellors, Provosts, Rectors of polytechnics and other stakeholders in the admission process.  Ahead of the exercise, the board said soft copies of printout of candidates with their choice institutions have been sent to the universities and other tertiary institutions. The statement added that the board has also sent details of candidates who scored 100 and above in 2017 UTME to the institutions in its flexible admission policy.