JAMB 2014: JAMB Cancels UTME Exam In Maiduguri and Borno State

Latest information reaching our news desk this morning, is that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cancelled the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination which was conducted in Maiduguri, Borno State, on the 12^th.

According to information sent our way, the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, disclosed this to journalists on Saturday while monitoring the Saturday’s examination.

According to him, and we quote him directly, where he said,

“JAMB candidates who are supposed to go to Maiduguri to write their exams have decided to stay at home. There are about 400 of them. We have told them we will cater for them. They are afraid of what will happen to them and truly, Life is much more important than anything, so it’s their lives that matter first.”

According to the Registrar, who said that the affected candidates will sit for Computer Based Test instead of the Paper Pencil Test that they applied for, that was held on last Saturday.

While responding to questions about this current update from the JAMB board, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, John Nwaobiala, debunked reports that candidates for JAMB exam were among those attacked in Maiduguri.

He said and we quote him directly: “There were some challenges that came up and the feeling was that since there were disturbances in that area, it might affect students’ movement.”

He also went forward to say that: “The CBT is coming up so they will have another amble opportunity to write the exam. There will be no disenfranchisement of candidates” he said.

Best of wishes to all Candidates who said for the 2014 jamb examination, please note that you can check your JAMB result 2014 by clicking here