2021 UTME REGISTRATION: JAMB Says Introduction Of NIN To Checkmate Examination Malpractice, Insecurity

The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede, says the board introduced the use of National Identity Number (NIN) for the registration of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in order to checkmate examination malpractices.

The Registrar said the directive for the use of NIN as a prerequisite for registration was from the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, adding that the motive was also for security reasons.

Oloyede spoke in Abuja Friday during a virtual meeting with owners of computer-based test (CBT) centers, service providers and other stakeholders to kick start the 2021 UTME registration.

He noted that candidates must make use of accessible SIM cards which has never been used for UTME registration, said talks were ongoing with the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy to grant a conditioned waiver to an estimated 20 per cent of candidates without a SIM card.

Oloyede also warned that no CBT is allowed to register candidates for NIN, noting that any centre found to engage in such act would be sanctioned.

While cautioning owners of CBT centers against examination malpractice, the JAMB Registrar said all centers owned by the same owners of a centre caught in the moral act would be suspended.

He said over 100 centers were delisted between 2020 and 2021 for various infractions including registration and examination malpractice.