Cursory:. During an inspection of CBT centres in Kaduna, JAMB Registrar Prof Ishaq Oloyede revealed that 1.94 million candidates participated in the 2024 exams nationwide. He highlighted improved efficiency in JAMB’s processes and emphasized consequences for exam malpractices, pledging to address issues with double NINs. Oloyede thanked parents for reduced interference and commended most centres’ preparedness, urging affected candidates to wait for subsequent sessions. Overall, he expressed satisfaction with the smooth conduct of the exams, reaffirming JAMB’s commitment to integrity and fairness.
In Kaduna, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, revealed that a staggering 1.94 million candidates participated in the 2024 examinations across the nation. During an inspection of Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations, Oloyede shared this information.
He mentioned that by the end of the examination day, fewer than 100,000 candidates would remain in Lagos, Benue, and other states. Oloyede highlighted the efficiency of JAMB’s processes, especially in candidate clearance and biometric capture, attributing the faster pace to the board’s re-engineering efforts aimed at ensuring a seamless exercise.
“Even today, I have seen something which we need to improve on, but most importantly, we have done so many things in the background to make the exercise faster, more efficient and better. We have increased the level of automation,” he said.
Expressing dissatisfaction with examination malpractices, particularly impersonation, Oloyede emphasized the consequences, stating, “It does not pay.” He pointed out cases of candidates with double National Identification Numbers (NIN) and pledged to address the issue with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
Despite these challenges, Oloyede thanked parents for their cooperation, noting a significant decrease in parental interference compared to previous years. He assured that JAMB had mechanisms in place to detect impersonation and other malpractices, citing an instance where a father was caught writing exams for his son.
“The important thing is that we are ahead of the impersonators; we have arrested a father writing examinations for his son; the kind of parenting in this generation is uncalled for; I wonder what the father will tell the son if they are locked up in the same cell.
“We now have the facilities to check all sorts of impersonation and other malpractices,” he said.
Reflecting on the examination process, Oloyede commended the preparedness of most centres, with only a few experiencing challenges due to inadequate readiness. He urged affected candidates to wait for subsequent sessions rather than disrupting the process for others.
“There is no report this year of parents intruding, except one state. In that state, they felt that since the first session had failed, their children should not continue with the second or other sessions.
“Out of the country’s 775 centres, those who failed were not up to 20, and only one failed. Less than 30 of the centres failed at the first session because of ill preparation.
“When such things happen, the candidates should stay aside for the next session to move because questions are designed individually for a candidate,” he said.
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