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IN order to augment facilities for smooth conduct of Computer Based Tests, CBT, by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has built four of such centres for the examination board.
This was disclosed by Umar Danbatta, acting executive vice chairman, NCC, when JAMB officials paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. The four centres are located in Kano, Niger, Bayelsa and Oyo States. The centres are equipped with computers, printers, other accessories and internet connectivity.
Danbatta told the JAMB officials led by Dibu Ojerinde, its Registrar, 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.
“Standards are necessary for projects to be appreciated,” he said, adding that NCC is intervening not only in the provision of CBT for JAMB but provision of equipment for tertiary institutions through Advance Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions, ADAPTI.
ADAPTI is aimed at bridging Digital divide in tertiary institutions through the provision of computers and other ICT facilities to equip the lecturers and other experts in order to improve their ICT skills.
In his remarks, Ojerinde said JAMB appreciates NCC gesture in this direction and asked for more. He said JAMB would also be deploying its CBT centres in Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, facilities in Abuja, Kano and Oshodi in 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 said.
— Nov 23, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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