UTME 2018: Candidates laud JAMB, as some fidget over the use of computers

Some candidates, who sat for the first session of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), on Saturday commended JAMB as few panicked due to their unfamiliarity with the use of computers.

Abayomi Otubela, the proprietor of Lagooz Schools Agege, Lagos, whose school serves as one of the UTME centres, announced this to the parents of the candidates at the waiting lodge in the centre.
Mr. Otubela said some candidates had difficulties navigating through the computers, which made them to panic.

“Some of our children are fidgeting because they are not familiar with the use of computers.
“Some of them said they cannot even navigate to move to the next subject, so we had to put them through the process before the examination started,” he said.

He advised parents to inform those, who had not written the examination, to get familiar with the use of computers and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) software.
“For those of you, who have people that haven’t written, let them get familiar with the use of computer and JAMB software.

“That was why JAMB conducted the mock examination so that they can familiarise themselves with the software.’’
He also advised parents to encourage their children to prepare well academically in order to gain admission into the schools of their choice.

Meanwhile, some candidates sitting for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) in some centres in Lagos, Benin and Abuja have commended the JAMB as CBT proceeds smoothly in most centres.