The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has ended the sale of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms.
The board’s Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin who spoke to the newsmen in Abuja, said the sales of the forms, ended on Thursday, adding that online registration was still ongoing.
Benjamin explained that: “This is because some people earlier bought e-pins for the exams but were unable to register before now, so we are monitoring them online and would avail them the opportunity to register.
“Therefore, we cannot give the exact figure of the registered candidates for now until this is over.”
He added that the registration would proceed till decisions are made by the board.Reports have it that the board had commenced the sale and online registration of the 2019 to 2020 UTME forms on Jan. 10 and was scheduled to end on Feb. 21.
Regarding postponement for both the mock and main examinations, Benjamin said that the board hasn’t made any decision yet on a new date but would give updates as soon as possible.
It was earlier reported that because of the shift of dates for the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the board is also considering rescheduling the initial dates for the examination.
When asked about the suspension of 17 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres across the country, Benjamin guaranteed that the suspension would not; in anyway, affect the process of the examinations as the board had over 700 accredited centers nationwide.