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  • UNIBEN begs JAMB to lift ban on CBT centre

    Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) as appealed to the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) to lift the ban on the use of its ICT Computer Based Test (CBT) centre for the unified tertiary matriculation examination registration.

    It denied allegation that it charged above N700 as cost of registration

    A statement signed by the university spokesman, Mr. Micheal Osasuyi, said the suspension over alleged breach of the code governing the 2019 JAMB registration exercise was done hastily and without proper investigation.

    Osasuyi explained that JAMB was solely in charge of vending of Pins its CBT Centre charged the duly approved N700 only as cost of registration.

    He noted that the suspension of UNIBEN CBT Centre would amount to denying the institution access code to clear the backlog of over 300 candidates.

    Osasuyi appealed to JAMB to restore access to the University Portal to enable candidates process their registration without delay and commended JAMB for swiftly putting up measures to check extortion of candidates in the registration exercise.

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    According to him, “Since we are not vending pins, JAMB has the authority over pins vending and can track the source of each pin  they have dispensed.

    “It is not proper for JAMB to withdraw our access without proper investigation of the accusation. For clarification, University of Benin is not vending JAMB PINs. We only attend to candidate who have their pins and they pay only N700.”Osasuyi said.

    “We have partnered with JAMB over the years without blemish, this accusation is therefore a serious embarrassment to the University of Benin. We look forward to your prompt release of our access code to be able to clear the backlog of over 300 candidates as a result of the withdrawal of our access.” Osasuyi said.

  • JAMB begins screening of police applicants in Bayelsa

    The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to commence the screening of successful applicants shortlisted for police recruitment in Bayelsa State.

    A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Asinim Butswat, Tuesday confirmed that the applicants would be screened via an examination to be conducted by JAMB.

    Butswat said a list containing the names of the successful applicants was out adding that the screening would take place between May 7 to 12 at the Police Officers’ Mess in Yenagoa.

    He said: “The Bayelsa State Police Command wishes to inform the general public, that the names of candidates who applied for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force  is out.

    “Succesful Applicants should report at the Police Officers Mess for screening from Monday, 7 May, 2018 to Saturday, 12 May 2018, by 0800hrs daily.

    “The shortlisted candidates are to be screened via examination to be conducted by Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB).

    “Candidates are to turn up neatly dressed in white T- shirts and white shorts with original certificates.

    “Candidates are advised to conduct themselves in an orderly manner throughout the duration of the exercise”.

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  • Mixed reactions trail release of 2018 UTME results

    Some candidates of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations ( UTME ) have reacted to the results released by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board ( JAMB ) on Tuesday.

    The candidates spoke in separate interviews with our reporter on Wednesday in Abuja.

    The board initially released the first batch of results in the first week of the examination and over 1.5 million was later released, on Tuesday, March 20.

    While many had been able to check their results, others complained that their results were yet to be displayed or they were still finding it difficult to check their results.

    Chibuke Okafor, a candidate, described the entire process the results had to undergo as fair.

    According to him, unlike the previous exercise, the wait for the 2018 Examination results had a lot of mixed feelings associated with it.

    “I scored 249 and am happy with the result since it is above the cut off mark.

    “At a point, one was not sure what to expect again because it was taking longer than usual before the results were released.

    “Especially, when I realised that some people that wrote after me were able to get their results before I did.

    “Before now, every time I checked, it was either saying I did not sit for the exam or that my result was not ready, until I could finally access it last night.

    “I think the exam was fair; while a lot of us had high scores, few of my friends scored quite low points,” he said.

    Another candidate, Lucy Ibrahim, told our reporter that she scored quite high but a little less than her previous score.

    Ibrahim, who sat for the examination a second time because she couldn’t get admissions in 2017, said that her 2018 score was satisfactorily.

    She described the examination as tough, however, noted that it was nothing, compared to the tension of waiting patiently for the results to come out, almost a week later.

    Similarly, Alice Adigun, another candidate said that the wait for the release of the results almost gave a lot of candidates “hypertension.”

    According to her, she and her younger sister sat for the examinations a day in between but her sister’s result was yet to be displayed on the JAMB portal.

    Adigun, who lauded JAMB’s efforts to ensure fairness in the entire process, however, urged the board to work speedily on the results of other awaiting candidates while also praying for successful admission process.

    Meanwhile, some parents had complained of the challenge in accessing the JAMB portal to check results.

    Mr Shemang Aboi, a civil servant, said that he had in the past week, continuously been checking for the result of his son but could not access the board’s portal.

    “I do not know if it is network problem from my ends or that too many people are trying to access it at the same time; maybe because it was not ready then, because each time I try, it gives me different information.

    “Now that it is confirmed that they had successfully released the results, I will try again and hope to be successful,” Aboi said.

    Similarly, Mr Moses Ibanga told our reporter that it took him almost an hour before he could finally access the results of his daughter from the JAMB site.

    He commended the board for its efforts towards ensuring a smooth and successful examination process but urged the board to do more sensitisation to the grassroots in order to give people more awareness on its system.

    1, 662, 762 candidates registered for the 2018 UTME and 1,502,978 results had so far been released while 112,331 others were still undergoing screening.

    The board said 350 out of the outstanding results were that of the blind candidates, which would be released soon, while 111,981 results are being withheld for further screening.

    NAN

  • ‘Caleb University subscribes to 120 cut-off-mark of JAMB’

    ‘Caleb University subscribes to 120 cut-off-mark of JAMB’

    Caleb University in Imota, Lagos State, says its cut-off mark for admission in the 2017/2018 academic session will be 120 as stipulated by Joint Admission Matriculation Board ( JAMB ).

    Its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Daniel Aina on Friday in Lagos said that the cut-off mark was aimed at “liberalising admission” into tertiary institutions and give access to the best candidates.

    “The 120 cut-off mark was a joint decision of all Nigeria universities vice chancellors, not the JAMB alone.

    “Since universities are still at liberty to conduct Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( UTME ) to access their candidates and select the best, we are sure to still have the best students in the system to admit,’’ he said.

    Aina said the Post-UTME could not be cancelled in universities as “JAMB score is not enough to test the capability of a student’’.

    He said that admission into Caleb University was not only about JAMB scores as there were other criteria the university employed to access candidates before recommending them for admission.

    According to him, candidates who choose Caleb University and scored 120 and above would still be interviewed among other processes of selection.

    “That a candidate scores 300 or more is not a license to be admitted in Caleb.

    “You can score that much and still be denied admission if you have no moral value, while a candidate who scored between 120 and 200 marks may be admitted if he or she has excellent moral value and positive character.

    “We do not just want to admit an academic giant, but a moral dwarf, so we ensure that a candidate is certified both academically and morally,’’ he said.

    NAN

  • JAMB Registration: Candidates decry stressful, complex process

    JAMB Registration: Candidates decry stressful, complex process

    The prospective 2017 Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) candidates in Ilorin have decried the rigorous process of registering for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    The candidates, who were seen in long queues in Banks and registration centres, including JAMB Office, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Ilorin on Friday that the registration process was frustrating, stressful and beyond human comprehension.
    A candidate, Biola Adams, told NAN in EcoBank, Ilorin, that he had being queuing under the sun since Wednesday to make payment and acquire pin code.
    “It is becoming unbearable as the process is tough. Every bank in Ilorin here is filled up with JAMB candidates under this hot weather as the process is very slow.
    “Just because we want to write JAMB and we are subjected to this kind of stress. It is unfair on the path of our leaders in this country.
    “They don’t care about the consequence of the stress,” he said.
    Another candidate, Folaranmi Oyekunle, who was in a queue in Zenith Bank at Unity, Ilorin, said she took ill when started the registration process.
    “I have being surviving on drugs as the stress of queuing for long under the sun is affecting me. The banks officials are too sluggish and are taking us for granted,” Oyekunle said.
    Similarly, Azeez Ibrahim, told NAN that he began the registration on Monday and was yet to achieve anything tangible because of the surging crowd at the banks.
    “We don’t know why it is like that this year. The process is too complex and stressful. One of us even collapsed on the queue on Thursday following the unbearable stress,” Ibrahim said.
    An official of Zenith Bank, who pledged anonymous, said the banking hall was congested with JAMB candidates, adding that it was not good for the security of the bank.
    “It is dangerous for the Bank to be filled up with this uncontrollable number of people queuing up inside and outside the bank.
    “I even pity their situations as the weather is too hot for young people to stand in it for hours,” the official said.

    JAMB staff in Ilorin, who pleaded anonymity, appealed to students to bear with the organisation and endure for a time being, adding that success doesn’t come easy.

    He said Jamb offices and banks are working hard to speed up the registration process in order to reduce the stress students are passing through at the moment.

    “JAMB wants a perfect and authentic registration this year. We don’t want any dubious registration. We are sorry for the inconveniences,” he pleaded.

     

  • JAMB ‘set to release LASU admission merit list’

    JAMB ‘set to release LASU admission merit list’

    The ‎Lagos State University (LASU) says its admissions merit list for the 2016/2017 academic session will be released in the next few days by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB).

    Mr Adekoya Martins, Acting Head, LASU’s Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday

    in Lagos.

    Martins told NAN that the number of students to be offered admission on the merit list could not be ascertained by the university because it was being handled by JAMB.

    He said the university had sent a list of the successful ‎candidates for the first batch of its admission screening to JAMB for approval.
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    “Information reaching me from the admission office is that JAMB will release the merit list this week, but the number of the admitted students is undisclosed.

    “We cannot actually determine the number of students that JAMB will approve for us in the first batch from the list that was ‎sent to the board by the university,’’ he said.

    According to him, the screening form for the second list will be out as soon as the merit list candidates are released.

    He said that only candidates that choose the university ‎as second choice could purchase the form.

    Martins said sequel to the exercise for the screening of the second list candidates, a supplementary list would also be released.
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    ‎NAN reports that LASU had adopted an online screening approach for‎ the admission of candidates for the 2016/2017 academic session.

    The institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, told NAN that only candidates who chose LASU would be screened online.

    Fagbohun said that an online application portal had already been designed for the candidates to upload their results, certificates and other relevant data.‎

    “The university will go online and shortlist the credentials of successful candidates, who chose LASU as their first choice for onward transmission to JAMB,’’ he said.