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  • Be rest assured of effective registration before deadline – JAMB

    Prof . Is’haq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has assured all applicants that they would be captured in the ongoing UTME registration before its expiration on April 19.

    Oloyede gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen on Monday shortly after an inspection tour of JAMB registration centres in Abeokuta.

    The JAMB registrar said about 40 per cent of the expected applicants had been registered across the 650 registration centres across the country.

    He assured all applicants that effort was being intensified to ensure effective service delivery.

    The registrar expressed concern over some registration centres that were not working according to specification of registration processes.

    Oloyede said that the current challenges being face by applicants across registration centres was due to the uncooperative attitude of some staff of registration centres.

    He explained that facilities put in place by the examination body were being underutilised.

    Oloyede said that he does not envisage any extension for the registration of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) April 19 deadline.

    “I do not envisage any extension, let us utilise fully the time, now we have registered 40 per cent of the expected candidates as at this morning and today is just the second week that we started.

    “We still have two weeks to go; our planning was on 50,000 per day, when we started the first week, because of lack of familiarity with the technology we are using, we had problems.

    “But as at yesterday which was Sunday, they registered more than 50, 000, on Friday they registered 80,000 which means this week they are going to cover the backlog.

    “All we need is to go round, tell people to open up more avenue for students to register and tell the students to resist been extorted, there is nothing we can do other than to sensitise them, ” he said.

    The JAMB boss also said that the Mock Examination would be coming up on April 8 throughout the country.

    “It is for us to encourage students to at least practice, those of them who claimed they have not practiced before, we are doing everything to make this examination easy.

    “We are not taken a kobo from applicants, but they must pay N700 to the owner of centre where they want to take the examination, we do not own the centres,” the registrar said.

  • Five jailed for selling fake JAMB forms

    Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Thursday said five persons have been sentenced to various prison terms for selling fake forms to unsuspecting candidates.

    He said JAMB had embarked on massive prosecution of individuals and syndicates that engaged in the sales of fake forms to let them know that it is no longer “business as usual.”

    Oloyede, who spoke at the 2017 Nigerian Academy of Letters Annual Lecture on Thursday in Abuja, said there was delay in the sales of the forms due to logistics.

    He said the board would begin sales of forms once the board had finished sanitizing the system.

    Oloyede said: “We have observed that people are selling fake forms but what we are doing is to try to sanitize the system and as soon as the sanitization is done we will start selling the forms.

    “We have arrested so many people in Abuja, Abeokuta, Ado Ekiti, Port Harcourt, Yenegoa, almost everywhere. You know bad people are evenly distributed in Nigeria.

    “We are prosecuting and some are in courts and in the last three months we have secured about five convictions. People who are sentenced; some to imprisonment, some to fine but what is important is that they will now know is not going to be business as usual.

    “We need to reassure stakeholders that those selling fake forms are gone. We are not going to sell out forms through the other process.

    “We will start the sale of the form and by May the examination will be conducted.”

     

     

  • JAMB may conduct mock exam

    JAMB may conduct mock exam

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is considering conducting mock exercise ahead of the examination.

    Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Board disclosed the plan while fielding questions from journalists at the Information and Communication Technology Retreat organised for stakeholders on Tuesday in Abeokuta, Ogun.

    Oloyede said although  he could not guarantee a hitch-free examination, the  innovations being put in place “will send some illegal operators, who are defrauding candidates in the past, out of business.’’

    He said the board would not be deterred in its mission to serve its candidates better this year.

    “Frankly, I cannot promise a hitch-free examination because we are testing certain things.

    “We are changing certain things; we want to question the statuesquo  and we expect a fight back by interests that will be trampled upon,’’ the registrar said.

    He explained that the board would be as sincere as possible.

    “We are going to be as flexible as humanly possible; we are not promising hitch free examination,’’ he said.

    Oloyede noted that the board had envisaged that there would be hitches, but that  these  would not be insurmountable.

    According to him, rather than promising hitch-free examination, the board promises a direction that all will be pleased with.

    He said that the major objective of the retreat was for stakeholders to critique the board’s processes, “because we will not want to continue in the wrong direction’’.

    Oloyede said the board was planning to create new ICT facilities and  stakeholders  such as  prospective candidates, scholars, institutions and civil society groups  were brought  together to critique it.

  • JAMB to begin sale of 2017 UTME form

    JAMB to begin sale of 2017 UTME form

    … Expects 1.7m candidates to apply – Registrar, Prof. Oloyede

    The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Tuesday hinted that the body would soon commence the sale of the application form for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME).
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    Oloyede said an estimated 1.7 million candidates are expected register and sit for the Computer Based Test (CBT) across the country, adding that they are also increasing the capacity of the CBT centres to maximise their effectiveness to examine more candidates within a given date.

    The Chief Executive Officer of JAMB made this known at the Green Legacy, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, while fielding questions from journalists shortly after a meeting of the JAMB officials and other stakeholders regarding the new Information Technology being introduced into the system to make it less stressful to candidates.

    According to him, the body is working with the possibility of conducting a “mock examination” not only to test its preparedness with the new technology, but also to examine some people that are desirous of knowing their competence with the JAMB examination.

    He noted that stakeholders meeting was predicated on the need for people to make inputs into the new ICT facilities and critique it before putting them into use.

    Oloyede said Nigeria is ripe for an ICT – driven examinations, disclosing that the innovation would definitely unsettle some people, who hitherto were short-changing JAMB through “fraud” and in some cases, duplication of PIN.

    “What we are doing appears to be suitable to majority of our stakeholders. It is a surprise to us that we are apprehensive of what we wanted to do that maybe we are going to create problem. We are more confident to go along with the sale of the form for 2017 UTME examination.

    “I believed that Nigeria is ripe for this. Nigeria is more advanced than some of these countries. At least, we have three or four countries that are observing our examination and they want to  go the way of the conduct of the examination.

    “We are expecting 1.7 million candidates and we want to make sure we satisfy these candidates within a week or there about. That is why we are increasing the capacity of the Computer Based Test centres to be able to examine more candidates within a given date

    “If we are talking about 1.5 million candidates, it means that in a given day about 60,000 or 70,000 candidates will take the examination.

    “We have invited stakeholders to critique the process because we don’t want to go in the wrong direction. We are creating some ICT facilities and we want our stakeholders, prospective candidates, respected scholars, institutions, civil societies to come together and critique what we are doing, so that we can be sure, before we go too far in a wrong direction.

    “This is with a view of harvesting good ideas that could improve what we are doing. We thought we are coming here to get dismantled, all we have put together, but what we are having are cheers that we can do it this way, or amend it that way.

    “I must be frank with you, I cannot promise hitch free examination because we are testing certain things. We are changing certain things. We want to question the status quo and of course, we expect a fight back by interest that will be trampled upon.

    “We are going to be as sincere as possible in the direction we are going. We are going to be as flexible as humanly possible. We are not promising hitch free examination.

    “We envisaged that there will be hitches here and there, but they will not be insurmountable. Rather than promising the nation hitch free examination, we will be  promising a direction we will all be pleased with.

    “Initially there might be hiccups and of course one would not have been appointed if it is routine. I believe that I have been given a very difficult job and that is why I’m promising that it will be all smooth,” Oloyede said.

  • UTME 2017: JAMB meets with CBT centre owners

    UTME 2017: JAMB meets with CBT centre owners

    Arrangements have been concluded to have an interaction between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and owners of Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the country ahead of the 2017 UTME.

    This statement was made by the board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the disclosure in a statement made available to journalists on Monday in Lagos.

    According to the statement, the meeting which comes up on Tuesday at the University of Lagos is to fine tune all areas of challenges geared towards conducting a hitch-free examination in 2017.

    It said that the meeting would determine the number of centres to be used for 2017 all CBT Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board (UTME) exercise.

    “These are centres that must have a minimum of 250 and above terminals (computers).

    “We will not hesitate to disqualify any centre that falls short of the requirements,’’ the statement said.

    “We will equally not compromise on the selection of these centres as they will fully be responsible for our registration and examinations and other related responsibilities that they will be saddled with from time to time as we introduce new measures.’’

    It added that the board decided to come face to face with owners of these centre to ensure it got first-hand information on the challenges they were faced with in the course of the examinations.

    “As partners in progress, we need to sit down on a round table and tell each other the truth so as to get to the root of all the hiccups.

    “We should all feel concerned even if it was just one centre that had challenges or hitches during the conduct of the last examination.

    “Nigerians expect a lot from us and we must strive not to fail them.

    “We are looking at strengthening what was done holistically to improve on the previous exercises,’’ the statement quoted the board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede as saying.

    It added that the board was committed to giving Nigerians globally accepted standard in the conduct of the examinations.

    The statement said that the board would commence the sale of application forms soon and urged prospective candidates not to patronise any self-acclaimed agent as the board had not and would not appoint any.

    It urged candidates to always visit the board’s website for information.

    The statement noted that in a few months, the board had been working tirelessly on processes that were connected to the conduct of the examination.

    It added that the board had taken stock of all the challenges that were recorded during the 2016 exercise, especially CBT centre related issues.

    It said the board had resolved to give every Nigerian child desirous of tertiary education a level playing ground to compete for the available space in these tertiary institutions.

    “We are mindful of the fact that any child that writes in a dysfunctional centre is at disadvantage.

    “All candidates must have same conditions, atmosphere and working facilities,’’ the statement said.

  • JAMB yet to start sale of 2017 UTME form- Registrar

    JAMB yet to start sale of 2017 UTME form- Registrar

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged the public to disregard the speculations that it had commenced the sales of its application documents for 2017 UTME by some group of persons.

    The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, debunked the speculations in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.

    According to the statement, the Registrar of the examination body, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has expressed disappointment with the development and calls on innocent Nigerians not to fall prey.

    “The public is hereby notified that JAMB has not commenced the sales of its application documents as advertised by some unknown and desperate persons.

    “They are to disregard any website or individuals claiming to be in possession of these documents and offering same for sales.

    “We are putting finishing touches to innovation and changes to ease the challenges associated with the procedure of application for the 2017 all Computer-Based Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    “We are looking forward to announcing the commencement of the sales of these documents very soon,’’ the statement quoted the registrar as saying.

    The statement advised the public to feel free to contact the board for clarification on its activities through its website or contact numbers whenever they were in doubt.

    It noted that Oleyede had announced his willingness to open the board’s door to the public to make valuable contributions and also report any act against the board’s pedigree by either the staff or the board’s development partners.

    “We must all be interested in what happens in JAMB, as it is too important to be ignored.

    “Help us to watch over where our eyes cannot get to, hear where our ears fail and be our police where our presence is insufficient,’’ the statement said.

    It added that the Registrar had restated the board’s determination to ensure that nobody was spared in sustaining and advancing the credibility of the board.

    Meanwhile, the board has hailed the judgment of the National Industrial Court sustaining the sack of one of its former staff, one Cletus Uloko in 2015.

    According to the statement, Uloko’s services were terminated following acts of misconduct contrary to civil service rule.

    It said Uloko was sacked because he was wrongfully in procession of over 120 e-slip of candidates without authorisation and justification.

    The statement explained that upon the development, Uloko was queried and on responding, his explanation was not satisfactory to the board.

    It further said that the board then constituted a disciplinary committee which recommended that Uloko ran foul and breached all the extant civil service laws and therefore sacked him.

    According to the statement, based on the termination of the appointment Uloko approached the National Industrialist Court to seek for redress, compensation and reinstatement.

    The statement explained that in a notification of termination of suit made available by the JAMB legal team to the board said: “We, by this letter, hereby notify the board that final judgment had been delivered on the matter on Sept. 27’’.

    It said the letter further said that the court dismissed the claimant’s suit.

  • JAMB assures of smooth 2016 admission process

    JAMB assures of smooth 2016 admission process

    The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has assured that the 2016 admissions into the country’s tertiary institutions will be smooth.

    This is contained in a statement issued by JAMB on Tuesday.

    Oloyede spoke at the opening of the first technical committee meeting on the 2016 admissions to first choice institutions, which opened at the Bayero University, Kano, on Monday.

    He said that the only difference between 2016 admission process and what had been the practice was the policy that there should be no written Post-UTME test.

    The registrar said that all other processes would be the way they have always been.

    “It is more pleasant to me that in the almost four decades of JAMB, this is the first time that the technical meeting will hold in Kano.

    “Every year the board convenes meeting for placement of suitably qualified candidates into tertiary institutions, taking into consideration vacancies available.

    “It also considers guidelines approved for each institution by their respective proprietors.

    “The meeting also looks at the preference expressed for the institutions and courses by the candidates,’’ Oloyede said.

    He said that the senates of each institution have the prerogative of admitting candidates to their respective schools subject only to national policies.

    The policies guidelines stipulated by the proprietors of the institutions must adhere to the 60:40 science/art ratios for conventional universities and 80:20 science/art ratios for non-conventional universities.

    He added that the guidelines also include 70:30 technology/non-technology ratios for national diploma awarding institutions, among others.

    “The institutions must adhere strictly to subject combinations of various courses as specified by the respective Senates and included in the 2016 UTME brochure.

    “Institutions are expected to adhere to the 2016 admissions quota as prescribed by the regulatory bodies like the National Universities Commission, National Board for Technical Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education.

    “For federal universities, the criteria stipulated by the Federal Executive Council, concerning merit, catchment and educationally less developed states, should be complied with.’’
    Oloyede further said that in the discharge of this national assignment, it was important that stakeholders act with focus on what was beneficial to the largest number of Nigerians.

    “We must avoid adding to the burden of our people who rightly yearn for higher education as a veritable means of active participation in public life.

    “While urging us to work hard and exhibit commitment, synergy and cooperation between the board and the institutions, I assure you all that the hands of fellowship, which my predecessors have extended to the institutions, would be strengthened for the advancement of national goals.

    “My immediate past predecessor, Prof. ‘Dibu Ojerinde, in particular and others in general, have lifted the board to an enviable standard of international repute and we cannot afford to do less.

    “The task of JAMB is coordination and not substitution of the traditional responsibilities of the Senates of tertiary institutions.

    “Consequently, no candidate must emanate from any other source (JAMB inclusive) outside the list prepared and recommended by the institutions,’’ Oloyede added.

    He, however, said that JAMB had the right to reject candidates for non-compliance with extant rules and regulations but would not be allowed to substitute or originate any names without the prior concurrence of the institutions.

    The registrar tasked institutions to ensure that the admissions exercise was concluded before or by the approved deadline of Nov. 30.

  • I am leaving JAMB better than I met it- Ojerinde

    I am leaving JAMB better than I met it- Ojerinde

    A former Registrar, Joint Matriculations and Admission Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, on Tuesday said he was leaving the board better than he met it after nine years in charge.

    Prof. Ojerinde told reporters at a dinner organized to honour him in Abuja that he had done virtually everything he needed to do to move the board forward.

    According to him, his achievements could only be built upon by the new JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who took over from him last week.

    He urged management of the board to continue to work to keep the philosophy on which JAMB was established.

    Prof. Ojerinde said: “I feel good that I am leaving JAMB better than we all met it that time. I am sure the person who has come to takeover is going to be as good if not better than I am.

    “I have done everything I wanted to do. There is no other thing I want to do and that is why God says it is time for me to leave. That is it. No more.

    “Through the grace of God a lot of things have been done. My wish is that the management should continue the way they use to do it. We used to have a philosophy of yes you can do it and things are been made possible.

    Ojerinde denied media reports that he was sacked by Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, over 2016 admission list.

    “I was not removed because of that. After all I was not the only one replaced. 17 of us were replaced so why should I be removed? I don’t think I was removed because of that,” he said.

    On reverting to paper and pencil test (PPT) as being clamoured by stakeholders, the former JAMB registrar noted that it would be one step forward and two steps backwards to embark on such decision.

    “May God forbid going backwards. We will move forward. In fact they should go multimedia and I think the present person will do it.

    “No I don’t believe that. That hullabaloo has also been in the system during my time. When I combined UTME with MPC and UME there were hullabaloos. Before we started CBT there were hullabaloos because of the fear of the unknown.

    “We are used to that in JAMB and we see challenges as progress. When we are challenged we face it. Nothing good comes easy,” he added.

  • Oloyede replaces late Adegbite as NSCIA Secretary General

    The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has appointed Prof Ishaq Oloyede as its Secretary General.

    He replaces Late Lateef Adegbite who died in 2012.

    The appointment was ratified during the council’s National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Kaduna.

    Prior to his appointment, Oloyede was elected the Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin in 2007 for a single term of five years.

    Currently, Oloyede is the Executive Secretary of National Inter -Religious Council (NIREC) and also the President of Association of African Universities (AAU).

    He has authored and co-authored several articles in reputable local and international outlets.