Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has said the board introduced the use of National Identity Number (NIN) for the registration of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to checkmate examination malpractices. It is worth recalling that JAMB had attempted to start the implementation of this burdensome NIN requirement in its 2020 call but had to postpone it owing to technical hitches. Nigerians have watched for years the bumbling of the registration process and the needless pain in the registration process. One major requirement before enforcing compulsory NIN registration for Nigerians is a further decentralisation of the registration process. The wise thing to do in the present circumstance is to shelve this requirement until there is a seamless process of obtaining the national identity number.

Source: The Guardian April 21, 2021 04:41 UTC