JAMB Registrar Explains delay in sale of 2017 UTME forms
BUY INFINIX HOT S FROM JUMIA CHEAPER RATE BUY NOW The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained why forms for 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are not yet on sale. The Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said the delay was due to issues the board had with sale of scratch cards. He said candidates used to buy scratch cards to access the forms online and that it had been abused thoroughly. “What we wantnt coffers and we are working out the process of doing so to avoid the type of abuse that it has been subjected to,” he told Daily Trust. “So, we want to sell directly and to make sure that candidates pay into TSA account. We have cases of students saying their scratch cards got burnt, others saying their scratch cards were swallowed by snakes or lost in an accident. “I believe my predecessor did his best. Shortly before I came, he dismissed 12 staff on issues relating to the sale of scratch cards or e-facility cards as we ...