The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has finally released
the results of candidates whose results were initially withheld over
non-biometric verification even as 91, 610 candidates will commence the
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Computer based Test in
the 7 various designated centres, CBT from Saturday.
Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB, Professor ‘Dibu Ojerinde, while
announcing the release of the results of the paper-pencil test and
dual-based test conducted a forthnight ago across the nation and two
foreign centres, said the CBT will take place in the country and other
countries namely Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and South Africa.
Ojerinde who had said over 80, 419 results of the candidates were
withheld for various reasons, noted that out of this figure, results of
68,309 candidates from various centres were undergoing further screening
to ascertain their culpability, while results of 12,110 candidates had
been withheld for possible disciplinary action.
Saturday Vanguard was reliably informed that the results of candidates
withheld over lack of biometric verification have been released.Some of the candidates, who could not be verified as the biometric could
not show their finger print on the day of the examination were listed
by the invigilators in the affected examination centres and forwarded to
JAMB head-office, Abuja, for scrutiny.
Saturday Vanguard also learnt that some other results of candidates
werealso withheld for further investigation of their innocence or
otherwise over alleged examination malpractices, have been cleared and
their resultsreleased while some other serious cases are still pending,
as the Board said the exercise was a continuous process until final
decision was taken on them.
He said that the scheduled computer-based test will hold from May 18
till June 1 in over 70 centres. He advised candidates to reprint their
e-Registration slips afresh to further ascertain their CBT centres.
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