JAMB registers 1.2 million candidates in 26 days
JAMB registers 1.2 million candidates in 26 days
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board has registered 1,205,187 candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination, which is scheduled to take place between
Saturday, March 16 and Saturday, March 23, with Lagos and Kaduna states
recording the highest registrations of 161,654 and 76,049 candidates,
respectively.
The board also said that the phone
numbers, which the candidates used for their profile code registration,
electronic pin vending and registration for the previous UTME, can only
be used for the 2019 UTME by the same candidates, not other persons.
JAMB, in a release issued on Monday from
the office of the Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, also said only
accredited Computer-Based Test Centres would do valid UTME registration
and serve as examination centres.
The board said, “Previously used numbers
for JAMB registrations can only be re-used by the same candidate, not
another candidate. A previously used number is a GSM telephone number
used for profile code creation, electronic pin vending and registration
in previous registration exercises. This can be used for the 2019
registration only by the same candidate.
“The candidate who is using his or her
previous number for the second or third time will use the same profile
code to purchase the new electronic pin. If the profile code has been
forgotten, the candidate can retrieve it through a text message. In
other words, the old profile code can be used by the same candidate to
procure the new electronic pin.”
Copyright PUNCH.
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