JAMB REGISTRAR VISITS NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN THE GAMBIA, SEEK CLOSER TIES
As part of the efforts to take the Board services to the doorsteps of Nigerians in the diaspora particularly in The Gambia, the Joint A missions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sought c los e r collaboration with the Nigerian High Commission in the West African country in terms of facilitating the conduct of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME).
The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian High Commission in The Gambia. He pointed out that the purpose of the courtesy visit was to seek the cooperation of the High Commission in the registration and conduct of examination for prospective candidates.
Here quested that the High Commissioner nominate a Desk Officer in the Commission to assist in the registration of candidates at the High Commission.
Prof. Oloyede explained that the registration fee is $20 or its equivalent while all other logistics would be worked out with the Director, Test Administration, and the Desk Officer along with the representative of the Centre where the examination would be conducted.
The Registrar expressed appreciation for the warm reception accorded him and his entourage by the High Commissioner and briefed him about the mission, vision and the roles of JAMB in terms of facilitating the placement of students in the diaspora in Nigerian Universities.
According to the Registrar, some private universities are also partnering with JAMB to ensure that in case of any crisis in the public universities, these foreign students would be accommodated by these institutions to ensure that they enjoy a smooth academic experience in Nigeria.
His Excellency, the High Commissioner, Mr. Mohammed Manu, in his remarks, welcomed the Registrar and his delegation to the High Commission. He expressed happiness for being a part of the JAMB initiative aimed at providing opportunities for Nigerian students in the diaspora as well as Gambian nationals, who are desirous of pursuing their education in Nigeria. He promised to give the gesture wide publication in the country.
The Registrar was accompanied on the visit by the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Egbewole Abdulwahab, Visiting Director, JAMB, Dr. Bosede Amoo, Director, Test Administration, Mrs. Ville Pius, and the Deputy Director, Corporate Capacity Building and Compliance (CCC) Division in the Registrar’s Office, Mr. Gani Abd’rahim.
THE GAMBIA 2023: AWAU, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WEST AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES TO RESTRATEGISE ON EDUCATION IMPACT
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of The Gambia, Prof. Herbert Robinson, charged the managers of all West African universities to look at their education deliveries and restrategise to create more impact in the sub-region.
He said this while giving his welcome address at the 8th Annual Conference of the Association of West African Universities (AWAU) in Banjul, The Gambia, with the theme: “Repositioning Higher Education in West Africa for the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities.” According to him, the conference is an opportunity to take stock of our performance, reflection its achievements, identify its challenges, map out opportunities to deepen its contributions in teaching, research and application of knowledge to solve problems in Africa.
While declaring the conference open, the Special Guest of Honour, the Minister of Higher Education, The Gambia, Prof. Pierre Gomez, represented by Mr. Muktar Darboe, the Deputy Permanent Secretary, Technical, said there is a big burden on the academia for them to research and innovate to speed up the development of the African continent to accommodate its rising population, devise appropriate ways of funding university education as well as address the rising socioeconomic challenges in Africa.
In a similar vein, the Chairman of AWAU, Prof. Abdullahi Bala, Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, in his opening remarks said, “AWAU has since 2013 unfailingly organised annual conferences to deliberate extensively on issues concerning higher education in West Africa. Previous conferences were held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (2013); Cape Coast, Ghana (2014); Abuja, Nigeria (2015); Abidjan, Cote d’Ivore (2016); Niamey, Niger Republic (2017); Dakar, Senegal (2018); and Benin Republic (2019).”
According to him, the 2023 Conference should have been held in 2020 , but, ” Here we are holding it three years later.”
The conference, which was scheduled to hold on 15th-17th September, 2020, could not hold because of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant disruptions of most activities, including international flights and academic activities.
He called on all participants at the conference to note, “The challenges facing higher education in West Africa, which are numerous, including the perennial problems of massification, inadequate capacity to absorb qualified applicants for higher education, low levels of internationalisation and students’ mobility, and inadequate collaboration for cross-border research among institutions in the region.”
He urged members to reflect, in their discussion at the conference, the new realities of the post-COVID era and the steps needed to be taken by AWAU in promoting, forging and facilitating unique partnerships and cross-border collaborations towards leveraging on the opportunities available to higher educational institutions and the academic community in general to combat existing and emerging challenges.
Prof. Yakubu Ochefu delivering the keynote address on “Education 4.0 and Reorienting Higher Education in West Africa for National and Regional Development ” declared that the conference affords all the opportunity to take a hard and critical look at the triggers for the disruption of the nature and character of higher education in the sub-region and how participants can translate these into opportunities as part of efforts to reform and transform the sector.
Furthermore, he stated that globally, the higher education business has been in a state of transformation for the past two decades and disclosed that two major forces have been driving this transformation.
He said these were the role of knowledge in the development of contemporary societies and the broader application of information technologies in education delivery.
He posited that a significant debate in higher educational discourse is how the university system will confront the challenges and changes occasioned by globalization.
Goodwill messages were taken from Secretary General, AVCNU, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu; Vice Chancellor, Cape Coast, Ghana; Prof. Johnson Boampong; President, WARIMA, Dr. Kanteh Dembo; the Registrar, JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, and the Executive Secretary, NUC. In addition, where all welcomed the collaboration with other research organisations like WARIMA.
They stressed the need for collaboration between research management and the university leadership as a key to delivering on the deliverables.
The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, urged the universities to do more as the hope of the region lies on the academia adding that this can be supported by peer review.
He also submitted that ensuring inter-personal friendship across the ivory towers, among others, would help in the development of the sub-region. Chairing a session on “Global Perspectives”, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede commended the quality of presentation as he urged all to ensure the full adoption of the issues while decrying the low attendance at the conference saying those absent cannot imagine what they are missing.
He tasked all to ensure that their colleagues are well-informed of the benefits of coming on Board.
Papers were presented on “Universities: Past, Present and Future Oxford University, UK “; Partnerships, Collaborations and Inter-University linkages” as well as “Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development.”
A session was dedicated to “University Research and Development” and was chaired by Prof. Labode Popoola; “Setting up a Research Management Office” chaired by Dr. Denbo; while “Research and Development as Catalyst for Change” was chaired by Prof. Nana Oye Akuffor, from the University of Ghana.
Presentation of papers were also made on “Bridging the Gap between Research and Project: The Role of Implementation of Science /Research”; “Underutilized Tropical Seeds: Vital Source of Wealth and Nutricosmeceutics for Sustainable Health and Greener Environment” and “Establishing Research Management Office (RMO) – Catalyst for Institutional Research Development,” among others.
A manor highlight of the conference was the election of new Executives to pilot the affairs of the Association. Thus, Prof. Johnson Boampong, Vice- Chancellor, University of Cape Coast, was elected the Chairman; The Vice Chancellor of the University of The Gambia, Prof. Herbert Robinson is the Vice-Chairman for the Anglophone countries; Prof. Abdulwahab Egbewole, Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, the Secretary-General; while Prof. Akin Lasisi, Vice Chancellor, University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, emerged as the Financial Secretary.
In attendance were the outgoing leadership led by the Chairman of AWAU, Prof. Abdullahi Bala, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna; the Financial Secretary, Prof. Angela Miri, former Vi ce Chancellor, Federal University Lokoja; the Secretary-General, Prof. Mohammed Abdulkadir; former Vice-Chancellor, Kogi State University; and the Director of Administration, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure.
Others were the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede; Prof. Ahmed Tijani Mora; Prof. Edward Olanipekun, Vice-Chancellor, Ekiti State University; Prof. Johnson Boampong, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Coast, Ghana; Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’alla, Vice Chance ll or, University of Abuja; Prof. Kyari Mohammed, Vice Chancellor, Nigeria Army University, Biu; Prof. Abdulwahab Egbewole, Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin; Prof. Akeem O. Lasis, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Health Sciences Ila-Orangun; Prof. Pomak F. Tengyaa, Taraba State University and Dr. Yusuf Lawal from the University of Abuja. Representing JAMB were: Dr. Beatrice N. Okorie , Director, Special Duties; Mr. David Akanbi, Director, Test Development; Mrs. Ville Pius, Director, Test Administration; Mr. Patrick Obilor, Director, Audit; Mr. Gani Abd’rahim, DD, CCC; Mrs. Susan K. Theophilus, AD, Registrar’s Office; Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs and Protocols; Mrs. Adepeju Adedeji and Mr. Abdulkadir Adamu Adamu.
JAMB SOKOTO ZONAL OFFICE PAYS COURTESY CALL ON SULTAN
The Ag. Director, Sokoto Zonal Office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Mr. Samaila Augie, on Monday, 16th January, 2023, led a delegation from the Sokoto Zonal Office to the Palace of His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III. Mr. Augie, who said he was at the Palace on a courtesy call to His Eminence, expressed the warm regards of the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede to the Sultan.
In his address, the Zonal Director thanked His Eminence for his contributions to the educational development of the State as well as his support to the Zonal Office citing the recent allocation of land to the Board by the State Government for the building of a new office complex, among others.
In his remarks, His Eminence thanked the Zonal Director and his entourage for the visit. He disclosed that he had worked with the Registrar for quite a long time at the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), the apex Islamic Authority in Nigeria.
The Sultan described Prof. Oloyede as iconic, a change agent and an enigma worthy of emulation. “The transformations wrought in JAMB by Prof. Oloyede has made the Board a reference point in Nigeria, we will continue to support his transformation agenda towards the development of education in Nigeria,” he said.
WARIMA: A VERITABLE PLATFORM FOR ENHANCING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), along with other tertiary institutions in West Africa were in Banjul, The Gambia, for the 14th Annual Workshop and Conference of the West African Research and Innovation Management Association (WARIMA).
The 2023 Edition espoused the noble ideas and objectives of research and innovation in tertiary institutions.
Participants at the conference were urged to develop as well as embark on research, innovation, invention, intervention, and consolidate on the intellectual property that would unleash or serve as catalyst for sustainable development in the West African sub-region and the world at large.
WARIMA has been in existence for eleven years as a professional organization for the development of research and innovation management in West Africa.
The body is a non-profit, professional membership organization for research managers with a view to fashioning, showcasing and building on successes gained and serve as reference point in West Africa.
It also indicated its readings to engage with all manners of stakeholders to advance research management and innovation in the sub-region and beyond.
It is, therefore, pertinent to note that the 14th WARIMA Annual Workshop and Conference in Serrekunda, West Coast Region, featured great speakers such as Prof. Sir Tumani Corrah, KBE, FRCP, a Gambian clinician, whose fields of research include tuberculosis, HIV, among others.
In line with her vision to be the foremost regional leader in research and innovation management in the West African sub-region, WARIMA offers a wide range of services including partnership with funding organizations, opportunities for capacity building, skills development, and network with multi-national leaders in various fields of research.
2023 UTME: NO EXAMINATION ONE HOUR AFTER SCHEDULED COMMENCEMENT TIME – JAMB
A head of conduct of the 2023 UTME, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that, as part of measures to enhance the sanctity of the examination, it would not allow any examination to take place one hour after the scheduled commencement time.
The Board, in a statement made available to JAMBulletin, said the affected session should it be on grounds of technical challenge(s) from the Board would be rescheduled for other available sessions.
It added that the affected candidates would be required to wait at their centre to receive official communication from the Board’s National Headquarters, Abuja, as to when their lost session would be rescheduled.
The statement reads in parts, “Candidates would be notified of their new scheduled centre before they leave the examination centre.
Furthermore, no candidate is allowed to spend less than one hour before submission during his/her examination.” The Board observed that late commencement of examination or early departure from examination hall could jeopardize the conduct of the examination by giving some candidates undue advantage over their contemporaries taking the examination.
The Board stated that the new advisories are to ensure a level playing field for all candidates taking the examination.
JUSTIFY YOUR PARENTS INVESTMENTS IN YOU, OLOYEDE CHARGES FUOYE’S FRESH STUDENTS
A call has gone to the seven thousand, three hundred new intakes of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, to justify their parents’ huge investments in their education.
This charge was given by the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, at the sidelines of the 12th Matriculation Ceremony of the University, which was held on Friday, 13th January, 2023.
Prof. Oloyede, who was represented at the event by the Ag. Coordinator of the Ekiti State Office of the Board, Mr. Ebenezer Owolafe, urged the students to stay focused and shun anti-social activities that could derail their primary objective at the institution as they have to justify their parents’ confidence and huge investments in them.
Speaking with JAMBulletin at the venue of the ceremony, the Registrar said, “It is not enough to get matriculated in an institution, because many get matriculated but never graduated not for reasons attributed to acts of God but through peer pressure, indolence, cultism, incessant partying and clubbing, excessive religious activities, students’ unionism, among others.”
“The only way a child sent to school by a parent can make such parent happy and fulfilled is for the child to concentrate on his studies, and graduate not only with good grade but also with good character and learning.”
In his address on the occasion, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, attributed the success story of the institution to hardwork and discipline, adding that based on the statistics from JAMB, FUOYE was one of the most-subscribed institution in Nigeria in 2022, noting that such an achievement was unexpected given the short period of the establishment of the University.
The Vice Chancellor admonished the newly-matriculated students to distance themselves from all acts inimical to the image of the University as well as their families, stressing that the Senate of the Institution would not hesitate to sanction any act capable of tarnishing the good reputation of the University.
He, therefore, urged the matriculating students to focus on their studies and shun all unwholesome activities capable of bringing the name of the school to disrepute.
AUGIE MONITORS 2023 UTME IN KEBBI, ZAMFARA
The Ag. Director, Sokoto Zonal Office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), Mr. Samaila Augie, has taken a tour of the State Offices of the Board under his jurisdiction to monitor the 2023 UTME registration exercise in order to provide first-hand supervisory solutions to any identified problems during the exercise. He urged staff of the various facilities to stay focused, committed and loyal to the services of the Board.
In his message at the Zamfara State Office on Monday, 16th January, 2023, the Ag. Zonal Director expressed satisfaction with the level of commitment of staff of the State Office to their duties while impressing it on them to keep the fire burning.
In his words, “I urge you to remain dedicated to your work, as there is reward for hard work, whenever you get rewarded in the future, you will remember my words of today, so keep it up.” Responding , the Zamfara State Coordinator, Mr. Dabo Sani, expressed appreciation to Mr. Augie for the visit, noting that such a visit was a morale booster to members of staff of the State Office.
In like manner, the Kebbi State Office on Tuesday, 17th January, 2023, played host to Mr. Augie.
In his address on the occasion, he charged the staff to be disciplined and maintain their rules of engagement as enshrined in the Public Service Rules (PSR). In his comments, the Kebbi State Coordinator, Mr. Ibrahim Muazu thanked the Zonal Director for the visit while pledging the unwavering support of the State Office to the leadership of the Board at all times.
2023 UTME/DE REGISTRATION: THERE IS REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE PROCESS – Adebiyi
The Abia State Coordinator, Mr. Johnson Adebiyi, has described the ongoing 2023 UTME/DE registration in the State as one of the best in a series. He expressed this view during the virtual meeting he held with the Proprietors of CBT Centres in the State recently.
According to the State Coordinator, the virtual meeting, which had in attendance all the CBT Centres in the State, was organised to review the ongoing 2023 UTME/DE registration exercise as well as disseminate vital information emanating from the Board’s National Headquarters, Abuja, to the participants.
He stated that based on feedbacks from the monitoring exercise being conducted by the State Office, the ongoing 2023 UTME registration had been seamless and was marked with considerable improvement. This position was corroborated by the Centre Proprietors when they unanimously agreed during the meeting that the registration process had so far been hitch free. Mr. Adebiyi used the opportunity afforded by the meeting to inform the attendees that candidates, who bought the wrong ePINs can change same at the centre where such was procured by simply paying the difference in price.
He also advised the centres to update their records of the reading texts they collected from the State Office on the Stock Management platform to enable the Board make informed decisions.
Mr. Adebiyi also stated that CBT centres in the State had resolved to assist candidates without Android phones to help them scan the QR Barcode during registration to enable them access the eBrochure and eSyllabus. He, however, decried the reported cases of request for commission by some CBT centres from ePIN vendors and urged them to desist from this act. The State Coordinator also commended
ALL PERSONNEL FOR UTME TO SIGN UNDERTAKING – JAMB
As part of its quality assurance measures aimed at enhancing the credibility of its examination, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has informed all its personnel participating in the conduct of the 2023 UTME that they had to sign an undertaking for good conduct before they would be assigned any role before, during and after the examination.
In statement made available to JAMBulletin, the Board listed those personnel to include permanent staff, ad-hoc staff, service providers, CBT Centres, other partners, candidates before completing their registration.
According to the statement, the advisory is designed to guard against any infraction during the conduct of the examination as well as make them accountable for all responsibilities assigned to them in the course of their engagement with the Board.
The Board reminded its personnel of the consequences of non-adherence to this advisory as any infraction on the rules of engagement would not be taken with levity.
With regard to candidates, the statement added, “Candidates involved in any unwholesome practice during the examination might be barred from sitting the UTME for up to three years in addition to publishing their names in some national newspapers as well as circulating same to other public examination bodies.
Culprits might also be handed to the EFCC, ICPC or the Nigeria Police for prosecution to serve as deterrent to others.”
OGUN STATE COORDINATOR MEETS CBT OWNERS, WARNS AGAINST SHARP PRACTICES
…Sets Up 5-Man Committee
In his bid to ensure a seamless registration exercise, the Ogun State Coordinator, Mr. Hakeem AbdulHameed, has warned accredited CBT centres in the State to shun acts that could jeopardise the ongoing 2023 UTME registration exercise.
The State Coordinator, who stated this at a meeting with Centre Proprietors over the weekend, stated that the meeting was a follow-up to the earlier one held by the Registrar with all critical stakeholders in the build-up to the sale of 2023 UTME application documents.
Mr. AbdulHameed advised CBT Centre Administrators to adhere to all the guidelines enunciated in the various advisories issued by the Board. He reiterated that the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, frowns at all acts that could truncate the smooth conduct of the 2023 UTME. He congratulated the invited centres on their good fortune for scaling the hurdle of accreditation.
The State Coordinator also warned the CBT centres not to register any candidate once they have exhausted their stock of reading texts.
He stated that all reading texts to be issued to candidates must have the QR code at the back, stating that on no account should a candidate be given a reading text without the QR code as it is the code that will allow the candidates to access the eBrochure and eSyllabus.
He also informed the centres not to extort money from candidates or warehouse reading texts.
He said the remaining texts must be returned to the State Office immediately afte r registration.
In his response, the Centre Administrator, Eagle Hand CBT Centre, Mowe, commended the Coordinator for meeting the centres to properly brief them on the dos and don’ts of the registration exercise.
He pledged the support of all the CBT centres in the State towards ensuring a seamless registration devoid of any sharp practices.
Meanwhile, the State Coordinator, had, at his monthly meeting with staff of the State Office, set up a 5-man committee to ensure that all logistics needed for the exercise was in place before the commencement of the registration exercise.
The committee comprised Mrs. Folasade Agbonifor, Head, PTC/PRC, Mr. Akindele Dada, Mr. Olayemi Alabi, Mr. Mohammed Ejiwumi, Mrs. Monsurat Ajiboye and Mr. Omoniyi. The Head, CBT Support Services, Mr. Wale Afolabi, also briefed staff about the outcome of the last accreditation exercise which was conducted in December, 2022.
He disclosed that a total of twenty-one CBT centres met the requirements during the exercise.
He also noted that out of the nine centres in Abeokuta, only two were accredited which implies more work for the JAMB Professional Registration Centre.
JICCS ACQUIRES 1.01 HECTARE OF LAND IN KATSINA STATE
Working in tandem with the welfare agenda of the JAMB Management under the leadership of Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the JAMB Staff Investment and Credit Cooperative Society (JICCS) has acquired over a hectare of land in Katsina, Katsina State, for its members to build residential houses to alleviate their accommodation problems.
It would be recalled that a similar development in the State Office was published in the Volume 2 No.97, JAMBulletin of 10th October, 2023, titled: “Management Approves Staff Bus for Katsina State” where it was reported that the Management of the Board approved a Toyota Hiace bus as a staff bus for the staff of the State Office whose new office complex was about 10km from Katsina metropolis.
This time, the Management of the JICCS has thought it fit to consolidate on the JAMB Management’s first move by moving home closer to the office so that members of the Society in the State Office could build their own houses.
While members of the Society in the Katsina State expressed their gratitude to the leadership of the Staff Cooperative, they said the dream would not have become a real it y if not for the doggedness of the State Coordinator, Mr. Nasir Magashi, who on his assumption of duty in the State had vowed to prioritise staff welfare.
According to him, “Staff Welfare is paramount and I will pursue anything within the ambit of the law that will make staff put in their best in the services of the Board.
This may not necessarily be monetary though, but I know that a happy workforce guarantees quality service and quality service guarantees clients’ satisfaction.” Mr. Magashi had also facilitated an arrangement between an estate developer in Katsina State and JICCS to obtain the land for his staff in line with the welfare agenda of Prof. Is-haq Oloyede.
The success of the deal led to the acquisition of 1.01 hectare of land for interested members of the Society.
CRESCENT UNIVERSITY THRILLED BY OLOYEDE’S EXEMPLARY INTERGRITY, INITIATIVES – PROF. GBAJABIAMILA
Impressed by his achievements and sterling record of service, the Vice Chancellor, Crescent University, Abeokuta, Prof. Ibraheem Gbajabiamila, has commended the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, for his exemplary integrity and landmark initiatives in JAMB.
The Vice Chance ll or gave this commendation during a courtesy call on him by the Ogun State JAMB Coordinator, Mr. Abdulhakeem AbdulHameed.
The erudite scholar commended Prof. Oloyede for his constant remittance of operating surpluses occasioned by prudent management of resources to national coffers.
He declared that JAMB has become a standard which needs to be emulated by all and sundry.
Furthermore, the Vice Chancellor pointed out that the University adheres to all policies and advisories emanating from the JAMB stating that the founder and proprietor, His Eminence, Justice Prince Bola Ajibola, would never compromise on standard or stipulated operating procedures.
He also said the University was committed to contributing to the society through empowerment of young minds to pursue personal and professional excellence in line with the vision of the institution to deliver university education in ways that recognise personal discipline and integrity noting that the University had not derailed from these noble objectives.
Earlier in his address, the State Coordinator disclosed that the visit was to monitor compliance with the policies of the Board and urged the management of Crescent University to continue to comply with all extant advisories and seek clarifications when necessary.
JAMB SERVICOM EMBARKS ON NATIONWIDE SENSITISATION CAMPAIGN ON 2023 UTME/DE REGISTRATION EXERCISE
The Service Compact with all Nigerians (SERVICOM) Unit of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has embarked on a nationwide sensitisation campaign on the ongoing 2023 UTME/DE registration exercise aimed at educating candidates on steps to be taken to get registered for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination/Direct Entry without stress.
Speaking in Ibadan on Saturday, 14th January, 2023, at the JAMB Zonal Office, the Head of JAMB SERVICOM, Mrs. Ngozi Egbuna, represented by the PRO, Ibadan Zonal Office, Mr. Lanre Apata, stated that the crux of the campaign was to enlighten prospective candidates, parents and other stakeholders on the step-by-step processes to be followed by candidates for a achieving a seamless 2023 UTME/DE registration as well as attend to any other relevant enquiries requiring prompt responses.
The campaign kicked off same day in the Board’s offices across the country with a symbolic customised SERVICOM T-shirt signifying commitment and identification with a catchy “Ask Me?” prompt. The SERVICOM Head noted that members of staff of the Unit took the campaign to candidates and parents for an error-free registration through enlightenment on their choice of institutions and courses, UTME subject combination, ethics and privacy, among others.
Speaking further, Mrs. Egbuna revealed that the campaign was also fundamental to the proper identification of the Board’s actors in the registration exercise.
Continuing, she said another paramount thing was to spread the message on data privacy and the cashless payment method adopted for the exercise in order to ensure that unauthorised persons do not take undue advantage of UTME candidates as well as safeguard candidates from overpayment, cash transactions with fraudsters and payments without receipts. She also advised candidates against sharing their data with anyone without verifiable reasons.
In her concluding remarks, she submitted that the objective of her Unit was to drive commendable service delivery to the satisfaction of the general public and to sustain the image of the Board through displaying of professionalism in its approach to service delivery.