1.7MILLION TO SIT FOR JAMB

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, weekend announced the registration of over 1.7 million candidates, at the close of sale of application forms for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, making it the highest since inception 39 years ago. 

Candidates writing the UTME Speaking through the Board’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement after the Board’s emergency meeting in Jos, JAMB urged Nigerians to have trust in its processes as they were meant to enhance productivity, eliminate examination malpractice and promote transparency.

 According to him, “We registered a number that has never been done in the entire 39 years of the existence of JAMB within a time frame; the highest we have ever had was 1.5 million. Nigerians were skeptical; we looked at the system and made adjustments where necessary to ensure a full proof process of registration and examination.