The Acting Executive Vice Chairman
(EVC) Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has said
that the Commission’s provision of Computer Based Tests (CBT) centres for Joint
Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is meant to enhance standard, ITRealms reports.
Danbatta said this when JAMB officials
paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja to express gratitude tothe Telecom regulator
for building and donating four CBT centres to the examination board in order to
augment facilities for smooth conduct of CBT.
The four centers are located in Kano, Niger, Bayelsa and Oyo states. The
centres are equipped with computers, printers, other accessories and Internet
connectivity.
In a press release signed by the
Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Tony Ojobo,
Danbatta told the JAMB officials led by its Registrar, Prof.
Dibu Ojerinde that NCC does every of its activities and projects in line with
international best practices and “we have a minimum standard that we maintain
for all our projects and there is no exception.”
Earlier in his remarks,ITRealms gathered, Ojerinde said JAMB appreciates, NCC gesture in
this direction and “we ask for more.” So far, he said JAMB is also deploying
its, CBT centres in Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), facilities in Abuja, Kano
and Oshodi, Lagos State and this is in addition to the over 500 of CBT centres
across the country.
“These centres are now being used
for registration by potential candidates for the next Universal Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) instead of cyber cafes,” Ojerinde submitted.
Cyriacus Nnaji/GEE
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