JAMB 2020: New Guidelines Issued in view of NCDC directive on Covid-19

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has on Wednesday, said that all up-and-comers visiting its workplaces for any exchange, should book an arrangement through telephone. 

Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board’s Head of Media and Information, who uncovered this in a meeting with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said the improvement is in accordance with the NCDC’s wellbeing conventions to check the spread of COVID-19 and that such competitors could start the booking from Thursday (July 2). 

He said it tends to be reviewed that, the Federal Government, in its week after week media instructions on Monday, June 29, lifted the prohibition between state ventures and others.

Benjamin further expressed that this development will afford individuals who have been longing to visit JAMB workplaces across the country to be able to do so by booking a meeting with the authorities, so as to get the essential consideration, while being careful. 

While clarifying the method, Benjamin said such up-and-comers need to dial *55019# with the phone number they utilized in buying the pin for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to book an arrangement. Saying, once they dial the number, information required to book the appointment will come up.

As indicated by Benjamin, this improvement will guarantee that the workplaces will be liberated from swarm, in this way keeping up with the standard directive of the NCDC.

Benjamin while prompting guardians said they should desist from requesting outsiders handle UTME enlistment procedure of their youngsters, as such demands had regularly caused mix up of candidate’s information. He additionally advised all aiming to make installments on their foundation to do so through the banks and not through any third party.