Around 80,000 candidates who missed the 2023 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) due to circumstances beyond their control, participated in the rescheduled exam held across the country on Saturday.
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, accompanied by JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, monitored the examination at the Computer Based Test (CBT) center located in Mambila Barracks, Asokoro District of Abuja. He expressed satisfaction with the smooth conduct of the rescheduled examination and the overall arrangements.
Adamu said, “I am very happy with what I have seen. Regarding the (temporary) holding room (for candidates), and the arrangement in where they are taking the examination, I think everything is in order.”
Although no negative incidents were reported at the CBT center, the minister suggested the establishment of a temporary holding place for candidates waiting for their scheduled exam time.
JAMB had previously released the results of candidates who participated in the UTME, which began on Tuesday, April 25th. A total of 1,586,765 candidates expressed interest in sitting for the 2023 UTME.
