JAMB conducts 2022 UTME for foreign
candidates
By Musa Audu
Abuja
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has conducted the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for foreign candidates.
In a statement made available to Blueprint Monday, JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin said the examination which took place in five out of
the Board’s nine foreign centres was a
complete success.
The centres, where the
examination was held includeb Accra,
Ghana; Johannesburg, South Africa; Camerounn, Cote d’ Ivoire
Benin Republic, among others.
“However, the 2022 Foreign UTME would
take place at the other four centres in due
course.
“The centres where the exercise
would commence hereafter include:
Berlin, Germany; London, United Kingdom, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and New York, United States of America.
“Foreign
UTME is part of the largesse
of
the Board towards providing succour to
foreign candidates who signaled interest
to attend Nigerian tertiary institutions
during the coming academic year,” Benjamin said.
International policy of the Board on test
administration, according to the statement, aims at attracting more
foreign candidates to the nation’s tertiary
institutions.
“The policy has been
yielding positive results in recent times,
going by the number of candidates
applying to sit the examination yearly.”