The Joint Admission
and Matriculation Board ( JAMB) , on
Friday , urged Nigerians to embrace its
Computer Based Test ( CBT) policy as it
would help restore glory to the
country ’s education system.
JAMB ’s Head of Public Relations , Mr
Fabian Benjamin, said this in an
interview with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN ) in Bwari , Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) .
“ We are looking at education being
what it used to be, because we are
going back to the 1960 era , we are
going back to the 1970 era , to the 1980
era .
“ Education in Nigeria used to be the
best competing with other countries
globally ; with CBT now we have been
able to curb exam malpractice .
“ And once exam malpractice is not
there our education will be on a sound
footing; as far as CBT is concerned , I
don’ t think we had any challenge last
year .
“ The only challenge was the issue of
the phobia by Nigerians over the CBT,
but we have been able to overcome that
and they are beginning to see that this
is not as complex as they thought.
“ We are getting very impressive
responses from the candidates, from
parents and from other stakeholders ; so
by the grace of God this exam is going
to be a huge success .
“ We are working with security agencies
and they have been giving us
assurances ; moreover, our examination
is after the elections.
“ We believe that before we start , the
elections would have come and gone .
The CBT examination is not a one- day
examination; it is beginning on March
4 , and it will stretch for two weeks .
“ Depending on the number of
candidates that are available to write
the exam and the facilities that are
ground, but it is commencing on March
4 .“
He said CBT was introduced by JAMB
in 2013 to address the issue of release
of incomplete result and missing scripts
of exam candidates .
He gave the assurance that the use of
the CBT policy of the board in
administering public examinations
would help place Nigeria’s education
system on the same pedestal
obtainable in any part of the world.
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