By Akinwale Kasali
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, has suspended the use of the National Identification Number for registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
Breaking the news on the resolution of the examination body to Nigerians in Abuja on Saturday, the registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, said the move was to provide more time for candidates to get their national identification numbers.
He said the suspension was also to address the technical challenges experienced at some centres.
He asked candidates to disregard the use of NIN for the 2020 registration and strictly comply with other procedures for the registration. He, however, said that JAMB will consider the use of NIMC for 2021 exams.
The decision of the examination body to rescind its decision on the usage of NIN for registration was due to the cumbersome procedure of prospective candidates in getting their NIN number, which has become worrisome.
Nigerians lamented the lackadaisical approaches of officials saddled with the responsibility of registering people, as some of them allegedly collect bribe to hasten tue process, while others complain of the lack of workforce and basic equipment to hasten the process.
The board last year said from 2020, candidates will register for its examinations with their national ID number to solve the challenges of multiple registration.
