Hunger For University Education: Over 1 Million Nigerians Buy JAMB Form For 2016

The hunger by Nigerians for higher education, especially, the University seems growing despite the dwindling employment opportunities for graduates, as over one million candidates were said to have bought the form to sit for the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said today that it had so far sold

more than one million application forms for the candidates across the country.
The board’s Director of Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, said that the figure is likely to rise by the time the sale of the forms closes on January 29. About 1.5 million forms were sold in 2015.
Benjamin said that more than 400 centres within and outside the country were accredited for the examination this year, saying: “I want to state that over one million application documents have already been sold for this year’s all Computer Based Test UTME examination.
“So far, we have concluded arrangement for the smooth conduct of the examination.
“All our technical staff and engineers have been given the necessary training and they have carried out proper familiarisation tour of these centres.
“This is in a bid to ensure an improved outing during the entire duration of the examination.”
According to Benjamin, the board is committed to ensuring that the future of the Nigerian child is secured.
“We will also continue to sustain the board’s integrity as one of the best examination bodies in Africa,” the director said. [myad]