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JAMB Conducts Exams for 16 Agencies, Assures on Transparen­cy

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculat­ion Board (JAMB) has restated its commitment to operate a transparen­t system in conducting examinatio­ns in the country.

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, stated this at the 2018 Nigerian Police recruitmen­t examinatio­ns, conducted at the JAM B Computer Based Test( CB T) centre at Bwari in the FCT.

According to him, “the board is committed to ensuring and delivering a transparen­t system that works when enforced. We have conducted exams for about 16 agencies this year.”

O loy ede said the board conducts examinatio­ns for both private and government organisati­ons because of its well-establishe­d facility and guarantee to deliver.

“We have so many people who believe in us; agencies who patron- is e us, particular­ly, those who want to do things transparen­tly. If you want to set rules and want it to be enforced transparen­tly, JAM B will give youtheserv­ices at acostyou can not get anywhere because we use an already establishe­d facility for that.

“We ensure a set standard. We have conducted exams for about 16 agencies this year and may begin another one in some few weeks ,” he said.

On the police recruitmen­t, the registrar said over 37,000 candidates were assessed at 156 CBT centres nationwide.

He said the candidates, who wrote the examinatio­ns at no cost to the board would not have a cut-off mark for assessment, adding that the type of questions they answered was at the discretion of the board.

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