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  • 2017 UTME: Over 60,000 candidates to rewrite exam for alleged involvement in malpractices

    2017 UTME: Over 60,000 candidates to rewrite exam for alleged involvement in malpractices

    The Joint Examination and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has ordered a total of 62,140 candidates to rewrite the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, for their alleged involvement in malpractices and other infractions.

    The examination body also delisted some computer-based centres (CBT) from board examination as a result of technical deficiencies.

    It also suspended 48 centres for one year due to technical issues. It however said the affected centres may be considered for 2019 exams.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the rescheduled exams will hold July 1.

    This was revealed on Wednesday by the registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede at a press briefing after the board’s management meeting in Abuja.

    According to Oloyede, the 62,140 cancelled results include of 57,646 candidates in centres-induced malpractice, 3,811 late registration, and 683 candidates who had biometric challenges.

    The board also cancelled the results of another 2,052 individual candidates found culpable of examination malpractice.

    Oloyede explained that the management meeting approved the “delisting of forty-eight (48) centres from participating in the board’s examination in future as a result of serious technical deficiencies, extortion, organised examination malpractice and other damaging infractions”.

    He explained that the rescheduled examination was for candidates of centres with mass malpractice but who were deemed innocent.

    “The rescheduling of examination is for: biometric non verification machine related issues, technical and log out issues, late registration, malfunctioning of servers at the centre and incomplete results,” he said.

    According to the board, 1,722,236 candidates registered for the 2017 unified Tertiary Matriculation Board, which is the highest figure ever in the history of the exams.

  • More than 10,000 candidates caught cheating in Anambra – JAMB

    More than 10,000 candidates caught cheating in Anambra – JAMB

    The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) says more than 10,000 candidates caught for examination malpractices in the ongoing UTME in Anambra have been handed over to appropriate authority.

    Lynda Nwachukwu, the Coordinator of the board in Anambra, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday.

    NAN reports that the all computer-based testing (CBT) mode 2017 UTME, which started on May 13 in 642 centres nationwide, ended on May 20.

    Ms. Nwachukwu said the examination, which took place in 28 centres in the state, was successful.

    “There was no disruption of the exercise in any of the examination centres,’’ she said.

    The coordinator said the candidates adhered strictly to the requirements of the examination, adding that JAMB provided all the materials required for the examination.

    NAN correspondent, who monitored the last batch of the examination, reports that some parents complained of system failure in some CBT centres in the state.

    Eucharia Okonkwo, a parent, said her daughter, who wrote the examination at the St Mary’s High School Ifite-Dunu centre, could not complete the examination due to the faulty computer and network failure at the centre.

    According to her daughter, many candidates could not complete the questions in record time because of the faulty system.

    Ms. Okonkwo advised JAMB to plan well for examination in subsequent years to avoid the technical hitches that could give the candidates psychological trauma.

    Mose Mojekeh, Head, Department of Marketing at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, told NAN on telephone that such system failure in UTME was not acceptable.

    According to him, the hiccups could potentially deny young people from Anambra State university admission.

    Mr. Mojekeh advised JAMB to urgently collate the number of candidates affected and set another examination for them.

    He also decried the practice whereby JAMB sends officials from one state to supervise examinations in another state.
    “Experience has shown that such officials do not care much about the candidates when problems arise, as they leave them to their fate,’’ the lecturer said.

    He called on the management of schools, whose candidates experienced the computer failure, to take their complaints to the State Ministry of Education to present their cases.
    JAMB concluded the 2017 CBT UTME on May 20.

    (NAN)

  • 2017 UTME: JAMB releases candidates’ results within 24 hours

    2017 UTME: JAMB releases candidates’ results within 24 hours

    The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the first set of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

    The Head, Public Affairs, JAMB, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Tuesday said that the results of 742, 906 candidates who sat for the examination on Saturday and Monday was released within 24 hours.

    “Candidates are to check their email addresses or visit the board’s website for the results. A total of 742, 906 candidates sat for the examination on Saturday and Monday. Another 401,292 candidates are expected to join them today, raising the number to 1, 144, 198 out of 1, 718,425.”

    According to Benjamin, the candidates, who have been posted to nearby towns such as Saki, Ago-Amodu and Ibadan are to sit for the examination between Thursday and Saturday at the new locations.

  • 2017 UTME: JAMB warns candidates against absenteeism, lateness

    The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Monday that there would be no rescheduling for any candidate that miss the examination, except on grounds beyond the candidate’s control.

    The Head, JAMB Information and Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin told newsmen on Monday in Bwari.

    He warned that the Board would not reschedule exam for any candidate who miss the examination or arrive late at the centre.

    The spokesman said that due to the strike at LAUTECH in Osogbo and Ogbomosho, candidates who were supposed to write exam there would be moved to University of Ilorin.

    He said the rumour making rounds about incidence of bomb blast at CBT centre in Borno was false, saying that exam held in all centres of the state.

    According to him, JAMB will not do any late registration; we have closed our registration on May 5, but for candidates who obtained pins and were unable to register, we allowed such people.

    “So it has always been our practice, we closed the sales, but those that have obtained pins and for one reason or the other could not register, we give them time to go and do their registration,” he added.

    “We have over 400, 000 candidates who are writing the UTME today, but the statistics of the result we will not give that out now, because the examination is still ongoing.

    “We have not even done up to 50 per cent yet, so it will be unfair for us to begin to release the candidates’ performance.

    “So, it is until we finish the exam, then we will sit down and put everything together and come up with statistics and detail results,” Benjamin said.

     

    NAN

  • 2017 UTME: Check e-mails, CBT centres for notifications, JAMB tells candidates

    2017 UTME: Check e-mails, CBT centres for notifications, JAMB tells candidates

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has advised candidates for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, scheduled to commence from Saturday, to check their e-mails for notification of their examination centres.

    JAMB’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, gave the advice on Thursday in Lagos.

    Benjamin said the advice became imperative because of agitations by some candidates over non-communication on their examination centres by the board to them, less than 72 hours to the commencement of the all Computer Based Test.

    He said that the board, commenced issuance of notification of examination centres through candidates’ e-mail addresses nationwide since Monday.

    “Candidates are urged to note that the board had sent their notification to their e-mail addresses for them to go ahead and re-print.

    “They can also visit any accredited CBT centre and re-print or log in with their e-mail addresses or registration numbers on our website, http://www.jamb.org.ng, www.jamb.org.ng, to re-print their notification which has their examination schedules.

    “Candidates are, however, are not to pay more than N100 in these accredited CBT centres for this re-printing,’’ Benjamin said.

    JAMB said that preparations for the smooth conduct of the examination had been concluded with all necessary logistics in place.

    No fewer than 1.7 million candidates are expected to participate in the examination in 633 centres nationwide.

     

    NAN

  • UTME: Crosscheck submitted information before 9pm Saturday, JAMB tells candidates

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised candidates for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to crosscheck the information on their registration forms for the last time today.

    The deadline is 9 pm today 6 May.

    The board’s Head of Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin gave the advice in an interview with the newsmen on Saturday in Lagos.

    The advice comes ahead of the 2017 UTME scheduled for May 13 across 633 centres nationwide.

    The registration of candidates for the examination was closed by the board by 12 midnight on Friday, May 5.

    According to Benjamin, the call for the crosschecking of data by prospective candidates was to ensure total inclusiveness.

    He added that the board intended to ensure that no candidate was left out during the examination due to one reason or the other.

    “All candidates who desire to do any change on their registration details are urged to do so today as the platform closes finally by 9 p.m. of Saturday May 6.

    “We are giving all the candidates the last chance to ensure that everyone is carried along and provided with equal opportunity.

    “We also want to avoid a situation whereby candidates will have cause to complain of one incident or the other just before the commencement of the examination,’’ Benjamin said.

     

     

     

    NAN

  • #Ghana Decides: Five candidates congratulate Akufo-Addo

    #Ghana Decides: Five candidates congratulate Akufo-Addo

    New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s candidate in the Ghana Presidential Election, Nana Akufo-Addo, has revealed that he has received congratulatory messages from other candidates in the race.

    His rivals who have conceded victory are: Ivor Greenstreet, Paa Kwesi Nduom, Nana Konadu Rawlings, Edward Maham and Jacob Osei Yeboah

    Akufo-Addo wrote on his official Twitter page: “I’ve received words of congratulation from Mr Greenstreet, Mrs Rawlings, Dr Nduom, Dr Mahama & Mr Yeboah. I thank them. May God bless Ghana.”

    His campaign team has also claimed that its candidate is comfortably leading according to the resutls announced so far.

    However, People’s National Convention (PNC)’s candidate, Dr. Edward Nasigre Mahama, has already denied congratulating Akufo-Addo .