Why we suspended NIN for UTME registration – JAMB

The board noticed that the 1,000 enlistment focuses worked by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) across the nation were insufficient to effectively enroll candidates in front of the direct of the assessments.

Enlistment during the current year's assessment will initiate on Monday 13 January and end on the 17 of February while the assessment will begin on 14 of March and end on the 4 of April 2020.

The board guided candidates to send their names to 55019 to make their profile for enlistment.

Pillar Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede said this during an instructions with correspondents on Saturday at the base camp of the board in Bwari, Abuja. He was joined by the Director-General of NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, at the preparation.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had guided JAMB to embrace the utilization of NIN in its enlistment procedure for the direct of its assessments without expressing an opportunity to begin usage.

Oloyede stated: "We had concurred that NIN would be a pre-essential for enlistment for 2020 UTME which will initiate on Monday. However, there was open clamor on the dissatisfactions and troubles that competitors are exposed to before getting the NIN.

"We had to survey our systems and we landed at a point that clearly we couldn't proceed with NIN as pre-imperative for enrollment on account of the difficulties that may influence the investment of huge number of up-and-comers.

"To this end, we have chosen to suspend the utilization of NIN for 2020 UTME work out. We have collectively consented to move the utilization of NIN to 2021 when applicants more likely than not been given sufficient opportunity and chance to get the NIN. In any case, around 11, 000 of our staff, lasting and adhoc, that would take an interest in the activity would in any case be required to present their NIN for check."

Oloyede clarified that the selection of the number for enrollment was planned for checking various enlistment and different infractions during the lead of its assessments, including that the board was prepared to angle out test fraudsters during the direct of the current year's tests.

In his comments, NIMC DG said the commission required 4,000 enlistment focuses across the country to complete enrollment administrations whenever.

Aziz said the commission would enhance its offices and labor in front of 2021 UTME work out.

He rebuked candidates that would partake in the 2021 UTME exercise to begin the way toward getting their NIN as ahead of schedule as conceivable to stay away from the surge that would accompany the cutoff time.