This was disclosed by the Vice Chairman of the committee, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, during the committee’s oversight visit to JAMB.
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The registrar made this known when members of the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education visited the board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, on Monday.
While appearing on a live programme on a Nigerian Television Authority’s tagged “Weekend File”, Oloyede confirmed that this year’s UTME results were poorer than those of three years ago.
The board’s Head of Media and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos that the report “is not correct’’.
The board, in a statement issued by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, noted that the rumour of mass failure in the examination was “a fluke and a campaign by those whose source of illicit income has been further blocked.”
Some candidates and parents who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Bwari, Abuja, expressed their displeasure.
Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Protocol and Public Affairs of the board, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday.
Christiana Abiakam-Omanu, Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, made this known while briefing newsmen.
The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this on Wednesday during a news conference in Enugu.
Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Head, Protocol and Public Affairs of JAMB, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday.
A statement by JAMB’s Head of Protocol and Public Affairs, Fabian Benjamin, asked the candidates to start printing their notifications from June 20, 2021 for their new schedule date and time.
The examination body announced the decision in a statement on Saturday.
Some of the parents, who spoke with the correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria at the venue, expressed disappointment for the delay in the commencement of the examination.
The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who monitored the conduct of the examination on Saturday in Akwa and environs reports that some of them had difficulty in locating their centres.
Some of the parents told the News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews in Nasarawa, Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state, that this would affect their children performance negatively.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the UTME is conducted nationwide from June 19 to July 3.
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, who monitored the examination across some centres in Abakaliki, reports that there was heavy presence of armed security operatives in all centres visited.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that examination which was Computer Based Test (CBT) is going on simultaneously across the states and the Federal Capital Territory in the country with exception of some states with security challenges.
It said further extension of the registration period was not feasible. The Board, however, said only candidates with genuine proofs of failed efforts will be allowed new extension dates.
Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, announced that the examination date has been shifted from June 19 to July 3.