The postponement of 2019 general election might likely affect the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in conducting its computer-based test centres nationwide, as the body is considering shifting the date of this year’s examination, an official said.
The polls were to open on February 16 with the presidential and parliamentary elections until the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced a shift.
The 2019 presidential election will now hold on February 23 while the state elections will also hold a week later on March 9.
This year, the sale or registration forms to all candidates (UTME/DE) including those outside Nigeria, started January 10 and will end February 21.
The examination is expected to begin on March 16 and end on 23 at JAMB’s computer-based test centres nationwide.
However, an official close to the board told PREMIUM TIMES the examination date has been postponed from March 16 to April 16 because of the general elections.