JAMB Bars Candidates Without ICT Knowledge From UTME

Candidates who are not computer literate will not
be allowed to write any examination coordinated
by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
(JAMB), starting from 2015, Registrar, Professor
Dibu Ojerinde has revealed.
The JAMB
Registrar, who spoke at the closing ceremony of
the 2014 Professor Odusola Ojerinde – his late wife
– memorial golf tournament in Otukpo, Benue
State, said part of efforts to improve education in
Nigeria in line with global best practices was the
introduction of Computer-based Test (CBT) for all
the board’s examinations.
He announced that beginning from 2015, any
student or candidate who was not computer (ICT)
literate would have no business with JAMB-
conducted examinations even as he declared, “we
are not going to compromise on that”.
Also speaking at the event, Senate President,
David Mark stressed that proper education among
the youths was the panacea to curb youth
restiveness and other social vices in a country.
Mark also expressed commitment to the
development of education, adding, “because I
believe that a well educated citizenry would be an
asset to the nation.
“Besides being the foundation for any
development, education liberates the people and
curbs all forms anti social behaviors.
“Whatever, I can do to support education; I will not
hesitate to do it. I want to bequeath education of
our people especially in my constituency as a
legacy. For me, it is the most important
investment.”