By Felix Khanoba
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says all candidates, who could not sit for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Tuesday, 25th April, 2023, on account of technical challenges, have been rescheduled.
This was made known in a statement made available after JAMB management meeting on Tuesday evening.
The statement was signed by JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs/Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin and obtained by The AUTHORITY in Abuja.
It reads : “Following the announcement, candidates, who for technical reasons could not take the examination, are to print a new examination notification early tomorrow morning, Wednesday, 26th April, 2023, to know their new scheduled sessions.
” It is to be noted that about 100 centres out of the 708 centres participating in the 2023 UTME exercise across the country, experienced technical challenges that prevented their allotted candidates from successfully taking their examination.
” The Board reiterated its determination to deploy world-class assessment in line with global best practices to deliver quality assessment and regretted any inconveniences experienced by candidates and their parents. The statement further restated that the series of challenges encountered were on account of some novel features deployed by the Board to safeguard the sanctity of the examination by checkmating all incidences of examination misconduct being perpetrated and perpetuated by vested interests.
“The Board, therefore, reiterated the commitment of its technical team working round the clock to ensure that tomorrow’s exercise is devoid of any hitches.
” Meanwhile, the Board assures Nigerians that no candidate would be denied the right of taking his/her examination because in case of any challenges experienced, such a candidate would be rescheduled to take the examination in the next available date and space.”
