The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it is partnering with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to use the National Identity Number for the conduct of the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar made the disclosure in Abuja saying the Federal Government directed that the NIMC should be the primary data collection centre.
While receiving Mr. Dasuki Arabi, Director of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Mr. Oloyede said the NIN would prevent all forms of registration infractions. Also, he said the 2020 UTME would be used as a pilot for the Computer Based Test registration.
“In view of the compliance with the Federal Government’s directive that the NIMC should be the primary data collection centre, the board will be using the NIM number of prospective candidates for registration in the next exercise. The board is at the moment discussing with the NIMC to work out the grey areas for seamless implementation in the next exercise,” the Registrar said.
Mr. Arabi said “The SAT facility enables organizations to assess themselves in terms of what they have done or not done. By so doing, gaps can be identified and solutions proffered in real-time. The President has directed agencies to work together so as to improve the quality of services that are offered.
“We are coming to work with JAMB and the NIMC to support and encourage them to migrate to the nation’s data ecosystem just the way the Nigerian Immigration Service has done.”