The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed dates for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
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While speaking at a meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday, the registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, announced the dates for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), saying that the examination will be held between March 9 and 17.
The theme of the meeting is “Strategic planning on the conduct of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation.”
Oloyede said the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) mock examination initially scheduled to hold between January 22 and 24 has been moved to the first week in February due to the ongoing strike by non-teaching staff of universities.
He said; “We are unable to access our CBT centres because most of them are in the universities and non-teaching staffs are on strike.
“But this hasn’t stopped sales. Regarding the sale of forms, about 10 per cent of the expected candidates have registered, the number of candidates that have registered now is about 283,319.”
Oloyede said the prohibition of certain items still stand and is applicable to candidates, supervisors, and examiners.
“No candidates, examiners, invigilators will be allowed to enter the examination hall with wrist watches, pencils except HB pencils …and cameras,” he said.