JAMB Remits N7.8bn Made From 2018 UTME To FG

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has dispatched another N7.8 billion to the Federal Government.

Pillar's Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos.

As indicated by him, the board has wanted to dispatch the sum as surplus to the Federal Government as was done in 2017.

Benjamin said that the sum was the surplus produced from the lead of the board's 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

"Notwithstanding, government in its generosity, charitably coordinated that we dispatch about N5.6 billion and utilize the adjust for rebuilding of the barricade's central station to meet with its global status.

"We, in this way, need to welcome the administering leading body of JAMB drove by Dr Emmanuel Ndukwe for the huge help in guaranteeing that the present organization's vision of straightforwardness and responsibility as completely grasped by JAMB is supported.

"The Ndukwe-drove board had, inside its brief time of introduction, contributed colossally in some earth shattering developments.

"One of such developments is the snappy settlement of the 2018 overflow. Whatever applicants pay for JAMB's examination is a trust and should be represented.

"The board, however not an income creating organization, will keep on being sensible with assets available to its," he said.

Benjamin included that in total and in fact, the board had transmitted a sum of N15.6 billion in under two years.

"The board is considering how to guarantee that competitors profited from the overflow.

"We are presently taking a gander at various approaches to improve the lead of the examination where applicants will profit by method for helpful condition in composing the examination.

"We are additionally taking a gander at setting up more instrument that will guarantee total value and decency in the choice of applicants through upgraded innovation as at present being finished by the Central Admission Process Selection (CAPS)," he said.