BREAKING: Over 1.6 Million Candidates has Registered For JAMB 2019/2020

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board (JAMB) says not less than 1.8 million
candidates would be registered for its
2019 UTME by the end of the registration
exercise scheduled for February 21.

The agency also says over 1.6 million
candidates have registered for the
examination.

The board’s Head, Media and Information,
Fabian Benjamin, disclosed the expected
candidates in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in
Lagos.

Mr Benjamin expressed satisfaction at the
ongoing registration exercise nationwide,
adding that so far, it had been smooth
with little or no hitches.
NAN reports that the registration of
candidates for this year’s all Computer
Based Test (CBT) Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME),
commenced on February 10.

Meanwhile, an official bulletin of the board
tagged ‘jambulletin’ issued on Sunday said
over 1.6 million candidates had registered
for the examination between February 10
and February 15, nationwide, with Lagos
recording the highest, with 234,259
candidates.

According to the bulletin, preparations for
the successful conduct of the examination
scheduled to commence a few weeks from
now is in top gear.

Also contained in the bulletin is the
restatement of the unlikely extension of
the registration deadline by the board.
“Candidates would commence the
reprinting of their examination
notification slips two weeks to the
examination date.

“On the examination slip are candidates’
schedule for the examination, date, time
and centre, as well as other necessary
information about the examination.

“Two weeks to the commencement of the
examination, candidates will have their
slips placed on their profiles.
“However, in the event where candidates
could not access their slip, such candidates
can visit the board’s service portal on
www.jamb.org.ng to print the slip,”
the
bulletin stated.
It also said that messages would as well
be sent to candidates, informing them on
when to reprint their e-slip.
According to the bulletin, the processes
are all automated to keep candidates
abreast of developments, just as messages
will be sent to all candidates informing
them on when to print their e-slip.

The bulletin warned candidates against
coming into the examination halls with
prohibited items such as "wrist watches,
telephones and others".

It re-assured candidates that the board
was working round the clock to guarantee
their full participation during the
examination.

(NAN)

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