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CBT centre’s licence will be revoked – JAMB registrar
CBT centre’s licence will be revoked – JAMB registrar
By
Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu
Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu
Abuja
The
registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is’haq
Oloyede has said that panic buying by UTME candidates and encouraged by parents
encourages the extortion of candidates by unscrupulous elements, the action he says is worse than the
extortion itself.
registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is’haq
Oloyede has said that panic buying by UTME candidates and encouraged by parents
encourages the extortion of candidates by unscrupulous elements, the action he says is worse than the
extortion itself.
Oloyede
made this statement during an interactive session with officers and men of the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Tuesday in their headquarters in
Abuja.
made this statement during an interactive session with officers and men of the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Tuesday in their headquarters in
Abuja.
The
registrar lamented that the federal government had sliced the price of UTME
registration from N5000 to N3500 to reduce the burden on parents but some
unscrupulous elements in the registration process were devising dubious means
to extort the candidates and their parents.
registrar lamented that the federal government had sliced the price of UTME
registration from N5000 to N3500 to reduce the burden on parents but some
unscrupulous elements in the registration process were devising dubious means
to extort the candidates and their parents.
“In
order to do this, these people purposely created bottleneck to create panic in
candidates in order to extort them with ease,” he said.
order to do this, these people purposely created bottleneck to create panic in
candidates in order to extort them with ease,” he said.
He
said when JAMB noticed that banks could not handle the sales of the UTME conveniently;
it expanded the process to include bank outlets to ease concentration in banks.
However some elements still penetrated the groups.
said when JAMB noticed that banks could not handle the sales of the UTME conveniently;
it expanded the process to include bank outlets to ease concentration in banks.
However some elements still penetrated the groups.
He said, to put off the eyes of money outlets
from candidates money, JAMB gives N210 as commission to all sale outlets for
each form sold.
from candidates money, JAMB gives N210 as commission to all sale outlets for
each form sold.
“The
extortion of candidates is ongoing all over the centres across Nigeria. For
this, we are asking you (Nigeria Security and civil Defence Corps, NSCDC) to
assist the JAMB in arresting the situation.
extortion of candidates is ongoing all over the centres across Nigeria. For
this, we are asking you (Nigeria Security and civil Defence Corps, NSCDC) to
assist the JAMB in arresting the situation.
“If
a candidate is charged higher than the prescribed price, such candidate should
go to the commandant of NSCD of the state concerned and make his complaints
known.
a candidate is charged higher than the prescribed price, such candidate should
go to the commandant of NSCD of the state concerned and make his complaints
known.
“Every
JAMB agent, but original and sub-agents, have national identification number
(NIN) to prevent enemies of the state from using them.”
JAMB agent, but original and sub-agents, have national identification number
(NIN) to prevent enemies of the state from using them.”
Speaking
further, Oloyede said tutorial centres were immersed in examination
malpractices. He said some of the so-called coaching centres are owned by school
certificate holders who are only out for making huge profits from extorting candidates
and parents. He therefore, asked NSCD to focus attention on tutorial centres which,
he says, have become training grounds for examination malpractice.
further, Oloyede said tutorial centres were immersed in examination
malpractices. He said some of the so-called coaching centres are owned by school
certificate holders who are only out for making huge profits from extorting candidates
and parents. He therefore, asked NSCD to focus attention on tutorial centres which,
he says, have become training grounds for examination malpractice.
“We
allow all licensed banks to go CBT centres but some centres are rejecting the
bank agents. If we find that such action takes place in a CBT centre, we will
withdraw its licence.”
allow all licensed banks to go CBT centres but some centres are rejecting the
bank agents. If we find that such action takes place in a CBT centre, we will
withdraw its licence.”
The
registrar said some parents are destroying the future of their children by
choosing courses for them in the universities not knowing that destiny is not dependent on what is read from
school.
registrar said some parents are destroying the future of their children by
choosing courses for them in the universities not knowing that destiny is not dependent on what is read from
school.