Jamb 2020 Candidates With Biometric/ThumbPrint Issues To Re-Write

Jamb Biometric issues occur yearly. The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) resolved 2019 Jamb Biometric Issue in Abuja by conducting another Jamb exam. Jamb has agreed to attend to Candidates with Thumbprint issues in Jamb 2020 after the current lockdown.

Jamb date and Venue shall be fixed for all those who have Biometric issues. The board as usual would be responsible for the cost of transportation of the candidates to and from Abuja.

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JAMB said it decided to introduce this measure after it discovered that many candidates use the biometric issue as an excuse to cheat.

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Recall that the board had earlier stated that any candidate with biometric issues must report at its office in Abuja to resolve the issues and write the examination.

It was gathered in 2019 that out of the 52 candidates that were referred to Abuja due to biometric issues from the various states, only 22 of them actually showed up in Abuja for registration despite the fact that the board would be responsible for transportation.

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JAMB Made N840 Million In 2019 UTME Sales

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has disclosed that it made N840 million in the last week of the 2019 UTME registration period; that is between February 15 and 21, 2019 as revenue.

It was gathered that the sum was generated through the ongoing registration for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and other sources including sale and use of its electronic facilities.

According to the board, N55,392,973 was made from the use of its electronic facilities; N758,000,000 from UTME registration, N24,073,710 as service charges by the CBT centres N3,162,720 from consultancy service and N16,000 from other sources.

It, however, noted that within the week, it recorded an expenditure of N97,052,298 million through its expenses on staff claims, payment for utilities, taxes among others.

At the close of sales of form on Thursday Feb 21st, 2019, over one million candidates had registered for the 2019 UTME.

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