The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has decried the absence over 80 per cent of the 98,232 candidates slated for Saturday’s nationwide mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who monitored the exercise at the Technology CBT Centre, NAF Valley Estate, Abuja, described the turnout as “alarmingly low,” with only about 12 per cent of eligible candidates appearing nationwide.
Oloyede explained that mop-up exams are traditionally reserved for a few thousand candidates who missed the main UTME due to verified reasons such as illness or technical disruptions.