Organised annually by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the examination known as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), is taking place in all the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Across Abuja on Saturday, the examination started without hitches as early as 9:30 am at designated Computer Based Centres (CBT). Candidates who entered for the first session of the examination and supervisors at the Distance Learning Centre opposite the Federal Ministry of Finance Complex told examination monitors that the session went smoothly.
Many parents and guardians were seen bringing their wards for the examination.
Abdurahman Balogun, one of the monitors for the examination told journalists that the conduct of the examination was without any challenge. Balogun also commended the management of JAMB for the efforts put into the conduct of the examination.
“Students are finishing the examination ahead of time and the arrangement and the facilities are so perfect. It is a commendable effort from JAMB. We really have to commend the Board for that wonderful work in terms of anticipatory challenges and how they were able to fix it,” he said.
Our correspondent also observed at Junior Secondary School Jikwoyi where 244 candidates were present with six absentees, that some kind of technical hitches were experienced as some of the systems sparked off thus delaying the kick-off of the examination at the appointed time.
However, it was gathered that JAMB quickly brought in some of their technical staff to fix the problem.