JAMB reveals plans for university candidates

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August 23, 2016 8:09 AM

JAMB said that the admission letters will contain details such as admission status, school and course of study as well as duration of chosen programme.

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Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, JAMB Head of Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, explained that the meeting will hold between August 22 to 26.

According to Benjamin, “We are expecting a full complement of representatives from all the tertiary institutions in the country to attend the meeting.

“They are expected to submit the lists of first choice candidates shortlisted for admission into the respective tertiary institutions, comprising universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.

“The board and all other stakeholders will collectively go through the lists to see if they had met the admission criteria.

“The board, if satisfied, will ratify the lists and admission printouts will be issued to the institutions.”

Benjamin said the names of successful candidates would also be uploaded on the website of respective institutions for candidates to print.

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According to him, the admission letters will contain details such as admission status, school and course of study as well as duration of chosen programme.

It was also disclosed that the board will set up more examination centres in the Diaspora to cater for candidates willing to study in Nigeria.

Benjamin said the board will ensure more candidates get an opportunity to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) within and outside the country.

He said this would also ensure that the examination was brought closer to candidates with the constraints of coming down to Nigeria to sit for the examination.

“We have plans of conducting this examination in more foreign countries, such as the United States, and others.

“We are working with the embassies of such countries, which are our contacts for the project."

At the moment, JAMB conducts its examination in Cameroun, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Republic of Benin and others.

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