JAMB Suspends Compulsory Use Of NIN For 2020 UTME Registration

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Logos of JAMB and NIMC

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the suspension of the use of National Identification Number (NIN) for registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

While announcing this at a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, said the decision was taken due to difficulties faced by candidates in the NIN registration.

He added that the suspension was also to address the technical challenges experienced at some centres.

The registrar, however, noted that JAMB will consider the use of NIMC for the 2021 exams.

A tweet on JAMB offical Twitter page further disclosed that candidate should only send their details to a code in order to create a profile.

It could be recalled that in October, 2019, JAMB had announced that all prospective candidate must have the National Identification Number (NIN).

The board had earlier said the policy was to solve the challenges of multiple registrations among candidate, in order to reduce examination malpractice.

Unfortunately, the policy caused a heavy influx of candidates at National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) offices all over the country.

Students waiting around to register for NIN

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