Posted on: 01:54 Tue, 29 Dec 2015



The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board (JAMB) has again warned
candidates about registering with
unapproved registration centres for the
2016 UTME. This was contained in a
statement signed by the board’s Head,
Media and Information, Dr Fabian
Benjamin.

Excerpts of the statement read, “The
board hereby wants to state
unequivocally that it will not be
liable in the event of any
irregularity, challenges or
inaccessible data arising from the
wrong registration.

“JAMB, once again, urges candidates
that their registration should be done
at its approved centres, to avoid
certain challenges such as no results
and incomplete results.

“The essence of registration at the
approved centres for the candidates
is to ensure complete results without
any hitches. “Candidates are also to
note that the registration will be
ending in January 2016,” it said.

According to the statement, JAMB
has put all machinery in place to
ensure that next year’s examination
records an improvement over the
2015 exercise.

“We are working round the clock to
give the country an examination that
is malpractice and stress-free; and
guarantees the spirit of equality and
fairness to all and sundry. “Be
informed that this year’s registration
has been done in a way that
candidates will have additional
provision for more preferred
choices, in case they do not get
admission in their most preferred
choice.

“Candidates are allowThe Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board
(JAMB) has again warned candidates
about registering with unapproved
registration centres for the 2016
UTME. This was contained in a
statement signed by the board’s
Head, Media and Information, Dr
Fabian Benjamin. Excerpts of the
statement read,

“The board hereby wants to state
unequivocally that it will not be
liable in the event of any
irregularity, challenges or
inaccessible data arising from the
wrong registration.

“JAMB, once again, urges candidates
that their registration should be done
at its approved centres, to avoid
certain challenges such as no results
and incomplete results.

“The essence of registration at the
approved centres for the candidates
is to ensure complete results without
any hitches.

“Candidates are also to note that the
registration will be ending in
January 2016,” it said. According to
the statement, JAMB has put all
machinery in place to ensure that
next year’s examination records an
improvement over the 2015 exercise.

“We are working round the clock to
give the country an examination that
is malpractice and stress-free; and
guarantees the spirit of equality and
fairness to all and sundry.

“Be informed that this year’s
registration has been done in a way
that candidates will have additional
provision for more preferred
choices, in case they do not get
admission in their most preferred
choice.

“Candidates are allowed to choose
from a list of institutions with more
spaces.

“This method is to give candidates a
second chance of being admitted,
should they miss their most
preferred choice.

“The board is only trying to ensure
that all available spaces are being
utilized,” the statement said. ed to
choose from a list of institutions with
more spaces.

“This method is to give candidates a
second chance of being admitted,
should they miss their most
preferred choice.

“The board is only trying to ensure
that all available spaces are being
utilized,” the statement said.