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  • JAMB registers 871,576 candidates for UTME

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday said it had registered 871,576 candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, confirmed this to journalists after he intervened and facilitated the smooth registration of some candidates that were stranded at the Digital Bridge Institute centre in Utako, Abuja.

    Oloyede facilitated the registration of over 150 candidates by moving them to other centres to continue their registration after initial threats to shut down the DBI centre.

    The JAMB registrar also said the agency would not extend the registration process despite the challenges faced by candidates nationwide.

    He said the target of the organisation is to register 1.4 million candidates at the end of the exercise.

    Prof. Oloyede added that no candidate would be left out of the registration process despite having a week left for the exercise.

    He said: “About 871, 576 candidates have been registered as at today. We are going to 1, 467, 000 candidates.

    “What we have left is 595,647 and we still have a whole week.

    “There will be no need for extension because you will have finished with all the candidates. Do you want to extend and be attending to goats? What we want to do is to attend to human beings. If the human beings are not there to be registered do we extend?

    “You do not want me to extend just for the sake of extension because I monitor on my screen. That is why there is a difference between the closing date for registration and the closing date for sale.

    “By the time we sell we will know how many that has bought but have not registered.

    “At the end of the exercise no candidate will be left unattended to at the closing of this exercise.”

    The JAMB registrar also said arrangements have been made for physically challenged candidates to write the examination.

    “We have made sufficient provision for the disabled since last year,” he added.

  • Reps want UTME registration deadline extended

    Reps want UTME registration deadline extended

    The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for the extension of the deadline for the 2017 registration of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    The house mandated its Committee on Tertiary Education and Services to liaise with the Joint Matriculation and Admission Board (JAMB) to ensure that the extension call was honoured.

    This emanated from the adoption of a motion by Rep. Damburam Nuhu (Kano–APC).

    In the motion, Nuhu called for one-month extension on the exercise, saying that it would create additional time for more prospective applicants to register for the examination.

    He said that the slow process of the registration frustrated some applicants from registering.

    According to him, some of the approved centres are registering 250 applicants at a time and most of them are not spacious and do not have adequate computers.

    “Some of them have naked wires exposed and are haphazardly arranged on ordinary planks, thus lacking in safety requirement in case of an emergency,’’ Nuhu said.

    He said that out of over 1.5 million secondary school students expected to register for the examination, only 600, 000 were able to register for the exercise two weeks into the one month period allotted to it.

    He urged JAMB to specify requirements, including safety measures, which qualified any centre to participate in the conduct of the UTME computer-based test.

    The lawmaker also stated the need for the house to invite the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, to explain the proficiency of the computer-based process of registration for applicants in rural areas.

    The Committee is expected to carry out the assignment within one week.

  • JAMB: Parents, candidates call for more centres, extension of time for registration

    JAMB: Parents, candidates call for more centres, extension of time for registration

    Some parents and candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Abuja have called on JAMB to increase the time frame for registration as well as registration centres.

    In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, they said considering the challenges faced so far, the number of centres and four week period for registration were not sufficient.

    Mrs Vicky Anyembe, a parent who spoke with NAN at one of the accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) Centres said it took her child three days to register for the examination.

    Aymembe said it took her child three days to register because of the slow internet at the centre.

    “We have been leaving the house every day before 6 a.m to ensure we are among the first to register but no avail because the centre has been having poor internet.

    “If you ask me, I will say we are not ready for this computerised process because people are suffering to register.

    “Government should do something about it maybe create more centres to ease the process.

    “Some of these children have to return to the bank because of one issue or the other and the bank is not close by; it is dangerous sending these children across the highway,’’ she said.

    The parent also urged the government to take nearest of residents into consideration before picking centres, adding that whatever is needed for the registration to be successful should be within a given environment.

    Mr Adams John, another parent, complained of overcrowding in the banks as a result of the limited number of banks within the area.

    John said the process took his boys three days to complete their registration processes, and called on the government to device other means of making the process less burdensome.

    “I suggest that we can go back to buying scratch cards so that the children can register at their own convenience within the given time frame by JAMB.

    “Also the issue of limited banks has to be addressed if the authorities really want the candidates to register within the four weeks period; or there may be need to extend the time,’’ he said.

    Master Sani Ismail, a candidate commended JAMB for the new innovations in the registration process.

    Ismail, however, called for an extension of time for the registration.

    “The process of registration is okay,   there has been an improvement but the problem we have is the time, it is too short.

    “This is a nationwide examination; JAMB gave four weeks which is too short. I suggest that from next year they can make it two months so that people can register.’’

    Ismail also appealed to JAMB to make the subject brochures available for students so they could cross check it before registering.

    Another candidate, Miss Tope Adigun, said she had spent three days trying to register because of the slow internet at the centre.

    Adigun called on the government to increase the registration centres, saying with the number of candidates we have this year and the challenge of poor internet it would not be sufficient.

    “If we in the city are going through all this stress imagine what people in the villages will be going through,’’ she said.

  • UTME: North-East candidates apprehensive over slow pace of registration

    UTME: North-East candidates apprehensive over slow pace of registration

    Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) prospective candidates in the North-East on Saturday expressed concern over the slow pace of registration process, saying most of them might miss out if the situation did not improve.

    They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu, Bauchi, Gombe, Dutse and Yola that they had been facing series of challenges since registration commenced two weeks ago.

    They said they were worried that with only 30 days earmarked for the exercise and the threat by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) not to extend the days, there was the possibility of a lot of candidates missing the examination.

    Ali Musa, a candidate in Damaturu, said many of them experienced system failure and could not complete their registration.

    Another candidate, Halima Sani, said her ordeal started with the banks and the poor feedback from the system.

    “The banks open by 9.00a.m and it takes long before you finish with them because of the volume of customers.

    ”We also face some challenges at the Yobe State University registration centre.

    “Many of us are yet to complete the exercise because of poor system and feedback from the JAMB portal” Halima said.

    Some parents interviewed called for reversal of the registration process to the old system, just as others called for extension of the deadline.

    One of the parents, Babale Audu, said one of the challenges faced was the rejection of pin numbers by the JAMB portal after payment of the registration fee.

    “My daughter was the first to create her profile at the Yobe State University centre in Damaturu but after paying the registration fee at the Union Bank and acquired a pin number, the JAMB portal failed to verify the pin for her to commence registration proper.

    “Many other candidates encountered the same problem and had been asked to await the response of JAMB after complaints had been lodged.

    “This is the second week of registration now and they are still awaiting the response; time is fast running out and they may likely miss the mock JAMB coming up on April 8, which is very important.

    “Worse still, there is the prospect of their missing the JAMB proper itself if care is not taken,” he lamented.

    Candidates in Bauchi also described the registration process as being “too cumbersome and frustrating.

    One of them, Istifanus Emmanuel, said it took him many days to create his profile at a business centre, and another two days to make payment in the bank to obtain pin number.

    Miss Helen Bale, another candidate, told NAN that she had piled up stress since the commencement of the registration.

    “The process is very stressful; there are a lot of people who want to write the examination; you can see the crowd in the queue,” she told NAN at the banking hall of Jaiz, one of the banks collecting payment for registration.

    Mr Raphael Ola, operator of a business centre in Bauchi, said they attended to an average of 20 prospective candidates daily, creating profile at the cost of N300 per person.

    He said that because of the stress involved as a result of poor network service, the cost was raised to N500.

    “We register an average of 20 people, depending on the network. If the network is fast, the work is quicker, but if it is slow, it will be delayed.

    “Today, the network is bad so I spend longer time waiting to get approval from JAMB to create each profile,” he said.

    In Gombe, candidates and business centre operators are also lamenting the registration process.

    A candidate, Emmanuel Aniebola, said that the process was not only cumbersome and stressful, but also difficult to follow without encountering any hiccup.

    “After experiencing stress in the café’ creating profile, you go to the bank to join unending queues for payment and generation of pin numbers.

    “Sometimes, poor network makes it difficult to access the JAMB portal and your fate remains in the balance,” he said.

    Another candidate, Mrs Queen Daniel, said she had spent six days trying to create her profile, which was just the preliminary stage of the registration process.

    She called on the authorities concerned to rectify the problem to enable them complete on time.

    Malam Abdullahi Muhammad, operator of a business centre in Gombe, told NAN that they were facing challenges of poor network in trying to access the JAMB portal.

    He said they were able to register less than 200 prospective candidates since the commencement of the exercise two weeks ago.

    He advised JAMB to upgrade its portal to enable the fast-tracking of the process, as well as reduce the hardship faced.

    Meanwhile, apart from complaining about the slow process, candidates in Dutse said registration centres in the state were very few.

    A candidate, Nura Muhammad, said that because of the dearth of the centres, registration was very cumbersome.

    “You have to leave your house very early in the morning to the center just for creation of profile and there is no guarantee of getting it completed that same day,” said Mohammed.

    Another candidate, Tanko Musa, said he spent almost three days before he was able to create his profile.

    On his part, Ibrahim Mohammed complained of exploitation by operators of cafe’, adding that they (operators) were taking undue advantage of the situation to raise their charges arbitrarily.

    In Yola, the major challenge is poor internet services, according to some candidates.

    Usman Munkaila , a candidate, told NAN that for the past seven days, he had been ‘struggling’ to get registered, without success.

    Another candiate, Charity Bukar, from Numan Local Government area, described the new registration process as “punitive”.

    Bukar said she started the registration process seven days ago but could not make any headway due to poor network.

    They both called on the authorities concerned to review the process to ease things.

    In his reaction, Malam Buba Gashuwa, JAMB coordinator in Adamawa, confirmed the challenge of poor internet service in the five registration centres in the state.

    “We have enough personal, registration equipment and security operatives to control the crowd; the major challenge is poor internet network, which is seriously delaying and affecting the entire exercise in the state,” he said. (NAN)

  • Banks, JAMB trade blames over delays in registration

    Banks, JAMB trade blames over delays in registration

    With Benue candidates encountering more difficulties in their bids to register for the 2017/2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), banks and the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) have continued to trade blames.

    While JAMB has accused the banks of causing the delays, the banks have shot back, arguing that JAMB was solely responsible for generating the Personal Identification Number (PIN), which was the main cause of the delay

    Mr Simeon Isimishere, the Operations Manager of Zenith Bank, Makurdi branch, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Makurdi that the banks were not responsible for the delays experienced by applicants seeking to register the JAMB examinations.

    Isimishere expressed surprise at the allegations by Mr Samuel Umuru, Head of JAMB office in Makurdi, that the banks were responsible for the delays and confusion.

    “`How can JAMB blame the banks? Generating the PINs is the main headache and that is solely handled by JAMB. The banks only issue what has been generated and given to them, so how can one blame them?” he asked.

    He said that the banks only receive the payments and issue the PINs.

    “The problem is that after getting the PINs, most applicants are unable to access the JAMB website.”

    He explained that the initial PINs that were generated by the board had issues and could not be activated.

    The official, however, disclosed that the banks were working with the board to resolve the issues and announced that the problems had been “brought down to the barest minimum”.

    A cross section of the applicants, who spoke with NAN, however said that they were no more experiencing the challenges.

    An applicant, Adasu Emmanuel, said that he had difficulties activating the PIN that was given to him from the bank and made several trips, from the bank to the JAMB office, to rectify the problem.

    “Already, the problem has been fixed. We fixed it this afternoon (Friday),” he said.

    Another applicant, Gloria Asom, who was still on the queue in the bank, also agreed that there was much improvement because “the queue is moving fast and there is no much confusion again”.

    She said that the lines were moving fast, but added that applicants were returning to the bank to complain of invalid PINs.

    Reacting to the damage in the Makurdi JAMB office, Mr Moses Yamu, Public Relations Officer of the Benue Police Command, said that the protesters were dispersed before they could commit much havoc.

    He said that no suspect was arrested, but disclosed that investigation was ongoing.

    “Normalcy has been restored and officials of the examinations board have resumed their duties,” he said.

    NAN recalls that applicants seeking to purchase the JAMB forms besieged the Makurdi JAMB office on Thursday, to protest the cumbersome registration process.

    The angry applicants broke windows and destroyed the office signpost. (NAN)

  • Students protest against scrapping of non-agricultural courses in Michael Okpara varsity

    Students protest against scrapping of non-agricultural courses in Michael Okpara varsity

    Students of  the College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia, on Thursday  protested against the Federal Government’s policy scrapping seven courses in the college.

    The affected courses are Accounting, Banking and Finance, Marketing, Economics, Entrepreneurial Studies, Industrial Relations and Business Administration.

    The students protested to the office of the Dean of the college, Prof John Ihendinihu, and called on the management of the university to initiate steps toward the restoration of the courses.

    The President, Association of Management Science Students (AMSS) of the university, Mr. Uzoma Onuoha, said that they were disturbed by the news of the scrapping of the courses.

    Onuoha said that they were worried by the development and wanted to know what the management was doing about it.

    “We appeal to you sir to ensure that something is done fast to restore the programmes.

    “We can never be violent or engage in any act that would bring shame to the university as we continue to express our dissatisfaction with the policy,” he said.

    The students carried placards, some of which read: “Restore our programme in JAMB brochure.

    “The scrapped management programmes were approved by relevant professional bodies” and “Management programmes in MOUAU have been in existence since 2003’.”

    Responding, the dean said that the college with the university management was on top of the situation and hoped to get positive response from the relevant authority.

    He urged the students to remain calm and peaceful.

    Ihendinihu said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development came up with the policy to scrap non-agriculture courses from the three universities of agriculture in Nigeria.

    The affected institutions are MOUAU, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUNAM) and Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB).

    He alleged that the ministry had relaxed the policy in FUNAM and FUNAAB and the affected courses restored in the current JAMB brochure for the two universities.

    He said that the decision to relax the policy in the other institutions and exclusion of MOUAU was discriminatory.

    He said the university had set up a committee with three professors from the college as members to handle the issue.

    Ihendinihu, who was flanked by heads of departments in the college, later told newsmen that the offering of management sciences did not breach the lawb that established the university.

    He said the law “provides for a tripod mandate of teaching, research and extension in agriculture and related/allied disciplines.”

    Ihendinihu said MOUAU established six colleges for core agricultural programmes and six other “complementary colleges”, which included COLMAS, to provide foundational courses in “related/allied disciplines.”

    He appealed to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, to order the immediate restoration of the scrapped COLMAS programmes in MOUAU as done for the others.

    He said that the college had 6,735 regular and 4,196 part-time students as well as 172 members of staff, whose fate was now uncertain because of the new policy.

    The dean explained that the policy would further worsen the fate of Abia indigenes seeking university admission.

    He said Abia was disadvantaged compared with other states in terms of the distribution of Federal Government-owned tertiary educational institutions as MOUAU was the only one in the state.

     

  • JAMB dumps Computer-Based Test for ‘eight-key device’

    JAMB dumps Computer-Based Test for ‘eight-key device’

    •Board to establish centres for blind candidates
    •300,000 to sit for mock exams on April 8

    THE Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced its resolve to abolish Computer Based Test (CBT) method for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) due to low computer literacy level of candidates.

    It has also, in collaboration with a private institute, resolved to set up dedicated UTME centres for visually impaired candidates in Abuja, Lagos and Kano in 2018.

    Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, who said this in Kaduna yesterday, however, said the board would not revert to the old paper and pencil mode, but an “eight-key device”.

    He spoke at the opening of Strategic Planning Retreat on Monitoring and Supervision of 2017 UTME at Arewa House in Kaduna.

    Oloyede said the device would eradicate the challenge of low computer literacy and phobia for mouse by some candidates.

    He said: “From the general feedback on the adoption of the Computer-Based Test mode, we have noted the challenge of computer low level literacy of some candidates, especially with the phobia for the mouse. This has been responsible partly for the call by some people for reversal to the Paper and Pencil Test mode.

    “To ensure equity and level playground for all candidates taking Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the board has designed a system that will allow candidates use only eight keys without the use of mouse.  All the candidates need to do is to press the letters A, B, C, D for responses to questions and keys: P, N, S and R representing; previous question, next question, submit and reverse, respectively.”

    On the new arrangements for the visually impaired candidates, the JAMB Registrar said Digital Bridge Institute in partnership with the board has agreed to set up three dedicated centres in Abuja, Lagos and Kano in 2018.

    He added that the board would support the centres with necessary inputs.

    Ahead of 2018, when the project of dedicated centres will come to fruition, the board has reached an understanding with the association for the blind persons in Nigeria and blind students in Lagos that an abridged approach would be used for the 2017 UTME, whereby all prospective blind candidates would be invited to three centres in the country for special assessment in their subjects of choice and relevance to their desired courses and programmes.

    Oloyede while addressing the participants, most of whom are external supervisors and other stakeholders drawn from various tertiary institutions and education sector, said concerned stakeholders must take UTME as their own and make it a project.

    He noted that the conduct of the board’s examination, which is a selection examination, is the foundation of quality education.

    Oloyede, therefore, advised stakeholders to see their involvement in UTME as a call to national duty and personal sacrifice.

    The registrar said the agency may reduce the timeline for the UTME from three hours to two hours.

    He added that the question papers will be uploaded five minutes to the examinations to check malpractice.

    He said: “As for the 2017 UTME, it is likely we reduce the duration of the examinations. We are looking at two hours for the examinations instead of the present three-hour timeline. This is in line with international best practices.

    “As for the candidates, for their age, the maximum time they can sit for examinations is two hours. Even in terms of international standard, for primary school pupils, the maximum time for examinations is between 45minutes and one hour.”

    He confirmed that about 300,000 candidates might sit for the mock UTME examinations on April 8, which will be used to test-run its new technology to make its examinations easier for students.

  • JAMB may reduce UTME exams duration – Registrar

    JAMB may reduce UTME exams duration – Registrar

    The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Wednesday said the agency may reduce the timeline for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) from three hours to two hours.

    He also said the question papers will be uploaded five minutes to the examinations in order to check malpractice.

    He, however, confirmed that about 300,000 candidates might sit for the mock UTME examinations on April 8 which will be used to test run its new technology to make its examinations easier for students.

    Oloyede unfolded JAMB’s plans at a Strategic Planning retreat on Supervision and Evaluation of 2017 UTME examinations.

    He said: “As for the 2017 UTME, it is likely we reduce the duration of the examinations. We are looking at two hours for the examinations instead of the present three-hour timeline. This is in line with international best practices.

    “As for the candidates, for their age, the maximum time they can sit for examinations is two hours. Even in terms of international standard, for primary school pupils, the maximum time for examinations is between 45minutes and one hour.”

    The Registrar also said the “questions will be uploaded about five minutes to the examinations” in order to check any leakage or malpractice.

    He said JAMB has embraced new technology which will make the UTME comfortable to write by students in privileged environment and those in rural areas.

    He added: “On April 8, we are going to do the rehearsal of the technology through mock UTME which we are going to conduct.

    “From the general feedback on the adoption of the Computer Based Test mode, we have noted the challenge of low level computer literacy for some candidates, especially with the phobia for the mouse. This has been responsible partly for calls by some people for reversal to the Paper and Pencil Test mode.

    ” In order to ensure equity and level playground for all candidates taking the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Board has designed a system that will allow candidates use only eight keys without the use of the mouse.”

     

  • JAMB candidates want registration hitches addressed

    JAMB candidates want registration hitches addressed

    Some prospective candidates wanting to register for Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination have called on the board to address the poor internet services in purchasing Personal Identification Number (PIN) in banks.

    A surveyed by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Keffi, Akwanga and Lafia Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State on Tuesday showed that the prospective candidates found it difficult to log into the JAMB’s website to get their PIN in banks since the commencement of the exercise on March 20.

    The candidates, who spoke in an interview with NAN, expressed dissatisfaction with the poor internet service of the examination body and called for help.

    They appealed for an urgent repair of the board’s connectivity service to enable them register for the examination before the closing date of April 20.

    They described this year’s JAMB registration as frustrating and stressful.

    Mr Francis Nangba, one of the JAMB candidates, said: “Since last week Monday, when I paid N5,500 for the examination form in the bank to get my PIN, after I have created my email address, I am yet to access my PIN as according to the bank, it was due to poor network.

    “So, it is in view of this, I want to appeal to the authority concerned to speed up the JAMB registration processes to enable prospective candidates meet up with the registration deadline,” he said.

    Another candidate, Ms Gloria Audu, said she had completed the entire requirement but she was yet to collect her PIN from the JAMB’s website due to the poor internet service.

    “As you can see, look at the large crowd of candidates, some of us have been coming to the bank frequently but up till now, I am yet to receive my PIN number,” she lamented.

    On his part, Mr Israel Isaac, said: “Staff of the examination body had been telling us to come back every time to collect our PIN but when we come, they will say, come tomorrow.

    “The internet connectivity has really caused a problem‎ for us and we just pray that the poor network will be solved in due time,’’ he said.

    He also appealed to JAMB to find a lasting solution to the internet problem to enable them register before the scheduled date of the examination.

    Reacting, the Zonal Acting Coordinator of JAMB in Lafia, Mr Moses Akobu, urged the prospective candidates to be patient, adding that the management of JAMB is on top of the situation to rectify the problem.

    “The new e-vending system is error free, so the hitches in which candidates are facing is temporary, just within a few hours or days, the problem will be over,” he assured.

  • JAMB’s registration: Candidates lament poor internet services in Ekiti

    JAMB’s registration: Candidates lament poor internet services in Ekiti

    Ado-Ekiti, March 27, 2017 (NAN) Some candidates that wanted to register for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination on Monday decried the poor internet services in Ado-Ekiti,  the capital of  Ekiti.

    The candidates told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado Ekiti said that since the registration started on March, 20, they have not been able to log into the JAMB’s website.

    They said that after each candidate had paid N6, 200 for the examination form to the bank and creating an e-mail address and JAMB profile, they were still unable to get a personal identification number (PIN) owing to poor internet services.

    One of them, Modupe Alade, said she had completed the entire requirement but she was yet to collect her PIN from the JAMB’s website due to poor internet service.

     

    She said  that she had been visiting JAMB’s  office in company with her friends who had same problem.

    The staff of the examination body had been telling us to come back, Alade said.

    She appealed to JAMB’s management to find a lasting solution to the internet problem to enable them register before the scheduled date of the examination.

     

     

    Another candidate‎, Tope Aina, said he was disappointed when he arrived the JAMB’s office and one of its staff members told him that he could not register for the examination due to poor internet connectivity.

    He said that most of his friends had been standing inside the scorching sun since morning, waiting patiently to see if they would be able to finalise their registration process.

    “It is quite unfortunate that JAMB’s registration is currently having internet connectivity problems but JAMB’s management should find solutions to the problems.

    “My friends and I have been inside the sun and on the queue ‎for hours without achieving anything as regard the registration.

    “The internet connectivity has really caused a problem‎ for us and we just pray that the poor network will be solved in due time,’’ he said.

    Omolade Akomolafe said the poor connectivity had  ‎wasted her money.

    She said that she had to travel from her hometown to the JAMB office to complete her registration which she was unable to achieve.

    She appealed to the management of JAMB to consider the stress of the candidates and solve the poor service quickly to enable them have time to prepare for the examination.

    Other students who also spoke with NAN expressed their dissatisfaction with the poor internet service of the examination body.

    They all called for an urgent repair of the board’s connectivity service to enable them register for the examination in due course.

    Reacting, the State Coordinator of JAMB, Ekiti State branch, Mr Daniel Onileowo, refused to explain the cause of the poor internet connectivity.

    He said it would be rectified in ‎due course as the management of the examination body was currently working on it.  (NAN)