According
to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), 624 examination
centres have being made available for the 1.7million candidates partaking in the
2017 UTME.
According to Vanguard, the Registrar of
JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede while meeting with journalists in Abuja on
Tuesday, May 9, also said that they (JAMB) were prepared for the 321 blind
candidates who will participate in the examination.
Oloyede
also explained that in an effort to put a permanent stop to exam malpractice, Close Circuit
Television (CCTV) cameras will be mounted in all the centres and proper and competent security arrangements have been made.
In a statement released by the body"s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board urged Nigerians to have trust in its processes as they are
meant to enhance productivity, eliminate examination malpractice and
promote transparency to an unprecedented level.
It reads further: “We registered a number that has never been done in
the entire thirty-nine years of the existence of JAMB within a time frame
Nigerians were skeptical about. The highest we have ever had was 1.5 million, this is record
breaking. We will look at the system so far and make adjustments where
necessary to ensure we have a full-proof process of registration and
examination. We are always sure of our systems and will continue to broaden our borders of thinking to remodel and reconstruct the Board to an agency that Nigerians
will be proud of.
“JAMB wishes to state clearly that it will continue to be very open
in all its activities and ensure inclusiveness even in the areas of its
finances.
“The disclosure of the actual number of candidates registered is a
clear invitation for the public to know what the Board has realised from
the sale for this year and we are not perturbed because we have nothing
to hide in our dealings. We are determined to make Nigerians proud of
us.
“Examination is all about transparency and an agency that conducts
such a competitive examination must be above board in all its life
cycle. As we conduct the 2017 examination beginning from Saturday May
13, we call on all Nigerians to give us the needed support.
“We will do our very best and where they notice challenges, we will
work without hesitation to ensure that it is corrected immediately for
candidates to have a smooth examination.
“Nigerians should note that there could be one or two challenges in
some centres; but the most important thing is our ability to urgently
address such when they rear their face. We use this opportunity to call
for patriotism. Let us learn to always support our agencies, they are
not as bad as we are always quick to want them to be.
“Nations are grown through innovation and there is no innovation if
there is no trial. Please don’t be quick to condemn, rather look at the
end result and see how all of us can contribute to the Nigerian
education of our dream. We have resolved to bell the cat in order for
other public examination agencies to thrive.
“We will also not be distracted by some highly placed Nigerians who,
for selfish personal interest of what they were making but which they
are no longer making through corrupt practices and others for sheer envy
and personal grudges against actors in JAMB, resolved to do everything
to paint all our processes even at infancy level in bad light.
“Thank God, the number of registration and short period as against the six months in the past has vindicated us”.
The 2017 Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is set to begin on May 13,
2017
- The governing body JAMB has revealed its preparedness for the over one
million candidates
- JAMB has also equipped examination centres with CCTV cameras to curb
malpractice
According to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), 624
examination centres have being made available for the 1,731,039
candidates of the 2017 UTME.
According to Vanguard, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede while
briefing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, May 9, said also that they
were prepared for the 321 blind candidates who will participate in the
examination.
Oloyede also explained that in a bid to curb exam malpractice, Close
Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras will be mounted in all the centres and
adequate security arrangement have been made. Read more:
https://www.naij.com/1103764-jamb-releases-number-centres-2017-utme-number-blind-candidates-too.html
The 2017 Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is set to begin on May 13,
2017
- The governing body JAMB has revealed its preparedness for the over one
million candidates
- JAMB has also equipped examination centres with CCTV cameras to curb
malpractice
According to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), 624
examination centres have being made available for the 1,731,039
candidates of the 2017 UTME.
According to Vanguard, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede while
briefing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, May 9, said also that they
were prepared for the 321 blind candidates who will participate in the
examination.
Oloyede also explained that in a bid to curb exam malpractice, Close
Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras will be mounted in all the centres and
adequate security arrangement have been made. Read more:
https://www.naij.com/1103764-jamb-releases-number-centres-2017-utme-number-blind-candidates-too.html
The 2017 Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is set to begin on May 13,
2017
- The governing body JAMB has revealed its preparedness for the over one
million candidates
- JAMB has also equipped examination centres with CCTV cameras to curb
malpractice
According to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), 624
examination centres have being made available for the 1,731,039
candidates of the 2017 UTME.
According to Vanguard, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede while
briefing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, May 9, said also that they
were prepared for the 321 blind candidates who will participate in the
examination.
Oloyede also explained that in a bid to curb exam malpractice, Close
Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras will be mounted in all the centres and
adequate security arrangement have been made. Read more:
https://www.naij.com/1103764-jamb-releases-number-centres-2017-utme-number-blind-candidates-too.html
