THE Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation
Board, JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde has stated that students and candidates
who are not computer literate will not be allowed to write any examination
coordinated by the board from 2015.
The JAMB Registrar who was speaking at the closing
ceremony of the 2014 Professor Odusola Ojerinde, his late wife memorial golf
tournament in Otukpo, Benue State said part of efforts to improve education in
Nigeria in line with global best practices was the introduction of Computer
Based Test, CBT, for all the board’s examinations.
He announced that beginning from 2015, any student
or candidate who was not computer (ICT) literate would have no business with
JAMB conducted examinations even as he declared, “we are not going to
compromise on that”.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the
Senate President, Mr. Paul Mumeh, the JAMB Registrar said it was for that
reason that JAMB embarked on the establishment of Computer Based Centres across
the country preparatory for all its examinations.
He stressed that examination was central to
education and must be taken seriously at all levels.
Also speaking Senator Mark said he was committed
to the development of education, adding, “because I believe that a well
educated citizenry would be an asset to the nation.
“Besides being the foundation for any development,
education liberates the people and curbs all forms anti social behaviors.
“Whatever, I can do to support education; I will
not hesitate to do it. I want to bequeath education of our people especially in
my constituency as a legacy. For me , It is the most important investment.’
The Senate President according to the statement
explained that he promotes sports as the needed companion to education “because
a combination of both will enhance peaceful coexistence, eradicates crimes,
promotes unity and development.” (Vanguard)
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