The Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed that Computer Based Test (CBT) centres
should not collect any money from candidates who would be sitting for the
nationwide Mock Examination for its 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) taking place today (Saturday).
PREMIUM
TIMES report continues:
The
spokesperson of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, who made the announcement in an
interview with journalists in Abuja on Saturday, urged the public to disregard
speculations that the Mock examination had been cancelled.
He
said, “The UTME Mock examination is now free. In consideration of our Corporate
Social Responsibility, we felt that we should also be doing something for the
candidates. Basically, that is it and there was no pressure from any quarters.
The JAMB management just felt that should be part of our CSR.
“The
UTME Mock examination is taking place as scheduled, the public should disregard
the rumour about its cancellation. We sent information earlier enough that
candidates should not pay for the ₦700:00 UTME Mock Examination fee.
“In
the event of any candidate paying, we will ensure refund. We have also
instructed the CBT centres not to collect money from any candidate. But if they
do, further instruction will get to them and definitely, the money will be
returned to the candidates.
Mr.
Benjamin said many staff of JAMB, including Directors and its Registrar/Chief
Executive, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, slept in the office, in preparation for the
UTME Mock Examination.
“We are good to go for the Mock examination, we are on top of the situation. We are just waiting for the time. We all slept in the office, the Registrar/Chief Executive slept in the office. He was the first person to sleep before all of us joined,” he said.
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