By Felix Khanoba
Members of the Senate Committee on Education have expressed excitement on the deployment of anti-exam malpractice technological tools by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the conduct of the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, Senator Muntari Dandutse, stated this when he led members of the committee to monitor the UTME at Government Secondary School, Wuse Zone 3, Abuja on Friday.
He said the use of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and other digital mechanisms would massively enhance transparency and security across all examination centres nationwide.
“What is important and very fundamental, JAMB has taken care of, even if there is any malpractice or anything. They have a tracker to ensure that everything is monitored and they have CCTV to monitor all the sites throughout the country.
“Also, they set a standard of making sure that no person will be admitted without due approval, without passing the exam. So, this is commendable and I think it is timely to support and enhance the educational system in Nigeria,” Senator Dandutse said.
He further praised JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, for instituting reforms that have restored transparency and credibility to the board’s operations.
“Our essence as lawmakers is to ensure that all Nigerians are supposed to study in Nigeria so that we can develop this country. We have no other country than Nigeria. We have to work very hard.
“We are here today to witness the most important aspects of the foundation of tertiary institutions. The JAMB is undertaking examination. That is why we are going for oversight as stakeholders from the Senate of the National Assembly.
“It is part of our oversight function to ensure that there is accountability and transparency in whatever aspect of government activities. As part of the educational system, which under the 10th Assembly, under the leadership of our leaders, the Senate President and the leadership of the National Assembly, we are here today to witness this very important development and enhance the responsibility given to us as stakeholders.
“These are my colleagues who are here to ensure that Nigeria is set in a global arena as regards the educational system,” he added.
The AUTHORITY reports that Friday, April 25, 2025, marked the second day of the of the ongoing nationwide UTME, which began on Thursday, April 24 and is scheduled to run until May 5, 2025.
About 2 million candidates are expected to sit for the annual examination in over 800 Computer-Based Test centres spread across the country.
