Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, said on Friday that there would be no registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Saturday April 8 because of the mock examination.
Oloyede, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja, said this does not preclude any candidate from going to banks, NIPOST and Remita among others to procure pins for registration on Monday.
He also said there might be an extension of UTME registration, if need be, because no one would be left behind.
Oloyede said: “However, as stated earlier, no one will be left behind as the deadline may be extended if there are applicants who do not succeed at registering due to circumstances beyond their control.”
According to him, the Mock Examinations for the interested candidates taking place on Saturday, April 8 is intended to familiarize the candidates with the Computer Base Test system.
He said: “It will generally forecast the challenges that may be faced ahead in order to proactively address them.
“ It is just a rehearsal for us and the candidates who want to experience the situation to expect during the actual examinations.”
Oloyede, nevertheless, said the sale of forms, registration and bio-metrics at CBT centres would be suspended from 8pm on Friday (yesterday) to resume on Monday.
He said: “This notice is for the strict adherence of our officers and partners throughout the federation.”
Oloyede, however, assured UTME candidates and their parents that the board would do everything within its power to ensure the smooth conduct of the examinations.
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