The Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday said it had sold more than 1 million
application forms for the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME).
News
Agency of Nigeria report continues:
The
board’s director of media and information, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a
telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
According
to him, the figure was likely to rise by the time the sale of the forms closed
on January 29.
The
board sold about 1.5 million forms in 2015.
Mr.
Benjamin said more than 400 centres within and outside the country were
accredited for the examination this year.
“I
want to state that over one million application documents have already been
sold for this year’s all Computer Based Test (CBT) UTME examination.
“So
far, we have concluded arrangement for the smooth conduct of the examination.
“All
our technical staff and engineers have been given the necessary training and
they have carried out proper familiarisation tour of these centres.
“This
is in a bid to ensure an improved outing during the entire duration of the
examination,’’ he said.
According
to Benjamin, the board is committed to ensuring that the future of the Nigerian
child is secured.
“We
will also continue to sustain the board’s integrity as one of the best
examination bodies in Africa,’’ the director said.
He said the board was still
holding consultations on the exact date in February when the examination would
begin.
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