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JAMB blacklists 48 CBT centres for malpractice in 2017 UTME

JAMB blacklists 48 CBT centres for malpractice in 2017 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has blacklisted 48 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres over their involvement in extortion and organised examination malpractices during the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

‘I do not support scrapping of JAMB’

‘I do not support scrapping of JAMB’

THE coordinator Success Mandate Academy, Mr. Ken Anoruo, has dissociated himself from those calling for the scrapping of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, stressing “I do not support scrapping of JAMB”

Lowering of standards for admission into varsities: The role of JAMB, NUC and the Senate (2)

Lowering of standards for admission into varsities: The role of JAMB, NUC and the Senate (2)

LAST week I began an examination of the reasons for the drop in the standard for admission into Nigerian Universities with a focus on the role played by the Joint Admissions Regulation Board and how overtime, Universities began to notice a general deficiency in candidates admitted through the examinations conducted by the body. As I will later discuss, several factors, some of which were directly traceable to JAMB itself, were responsible for this development. However it cannot be denied that certain other factors also contributed to the decline in the quality of students admitted into the Universities.

Foundation presents N500,000 to deserving JAMB candidates

Foundation presents N500,000 to deserving JAMB candidates

A non- governmental organisation known as Sonny Abumhenre Odion Foundation, yesterday rewarded five JAMB candidates from Esan Land otherwise known as the Edo Central Senatorial District of Edo State with the sum of N500,000 for their excellent performance in the 2017 JAMB examination.

JAMB withholds 80,889 UTME results over exam malpractices

JAMB withholds 80,889 UTME results over exam malpractices

THE Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board. JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Wednesday said that the Board withheld about 80,889 results of the Computer Based Test, CBT, Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME as a result of alleged examination malpractices.