The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday, said the introduction of the National Identification Number (NIN) in its examination exercise helped in eliminating multiple registrations, impersonation and other malpractices associated with examinations.
The board disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday through its Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin.
According to the statement, the partnership with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) which mandated the use of NIN in the registration process made it virtually impossible for hired examination takers to register multiple times.
Benjamin noted that NIN was a good initiative because it had helped to clean the system and restored its credibility.
According to him, it is an error of fact to denigrate the wonderful contribution of NIN to UTME registration process by insinuating that it had deleterious effect on the financial base of the board.
“On the contrary, JAMB greatly appreciates the partnership with NIMC which has led to the inadvertent benefit of revealing the actual number of candidates registered annually.
“Consequently, it is the board’s firm belief that the introduction of NIN has helped in addressing one of the fundamental channels of perpetrating examination malpractice by way of multiple applications, among others.”