National Identity Number Compulsory For 2020 Jamb

The Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) has
called on all prospective candidates
for its 2020 UTME to acquire the
National Identification Number(NIN).
The board’s spokesman, Fabian
Benjamin, said on Tuesday that the
aim was to ensure the biometric and
other necessary details of a candidate
were captured, to check examination
malpractice.
Mr Benjamin said in a statement
made available to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the call
was necessary now that registration
for the 2020 Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME)
had begun.
“The JAMB will, during the 2020
registration exercise, use the National
Identity Number (NIN) generated
after successful registration with the
National Identity Management
Commission (NIMC).
“This includes the capturing of
biometric and other necessary details
for the registration of all prospective
candidates.
“Candidates are enjoined to register
as the board will no longer be
responsible for the capturing of
candidates’ biometrics ahead of the
examination, as all information
required will be uploaded from the
data captured by the NIMC.
“Henceforth, the NIN will be
compulsory for the UTME registration,”
Mr Benjamin said.
According to Benjamin, the board has
made an adequate arrangement with
the NIMC for prospective candidates to be registered
at the examination centres or with its licensed
agents.
He said that for such candidates who had registered
and had acquired the NIN before attaining the age
of 16, they would be required to update their NIN
registration status before registering for the UTME.
“In case a candidate lost or misplaced his NIN, the
candidate can retrieve it by either going to the NIMC
office; its licensed agent or dial *346# (USSD code
on the SIM card number earlier used to register for
the NIN).
“Candidate’s name as stated on the NIMC database
will be the same as the one on JAMB’s data
registration form,” he said. (NAN)