BY FOLASHADE KEHINDE
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has concluded all arrangements to commence the sale of the 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry registration forms.
The Board, which disclosed this in its weekly bulletin, released on Monday, said the official dates for the commencement of the sale of both documents and the conduct of the examinations would be announced not later than March 24.
It, however, explained that the 2021 exercise was delayed, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAMB also warned the public that they should regard any ongoing sale of forms and registration as fraudulent, noting that it should not be associated with it.
The Board said, “This year’s exercise, unlike the previous years, is peculiar because of the series of disruptions to virtually all aspects of public life, occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic.
“It is with this extant reality in mind that the delay is being experienced, with the Board embarking on series of strategic adjustments, aimed at ensuring that academic activities are not unduly impacted.”
“The public is to note that the 2021 UTME/DE application forms are not yet on sale. Anybody advertising anything to the contrary is a fraudster,” it stressed.
The board reiterated its commitment to ensuring sanity in the entire process, while disclosing that it had apprehended one Mr Okogu Ambrose for illegally registering candidates.
Ambrose was caught after collecting monies from innocent candidates in the name of registering them for the yet to commence 2021/2022 UTME exercise, JAMB said.
“Ambrose is a serial offender, who was arrested in 2020 for extorting money for which he had no authorisation to execute. The board would, however, ensure that relevant security agencies prosecute Ambrose with the hope that he does not escape the long arm of the law this time,” it added.
