As part of measures to ensure a seamless 2025 UTME/Direct Entry registration exercise, the Osun State office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), embarked on a sensitization campaign for all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre proprietors in the state.
The sensitization, which took place recently at the state office, Osogbo, was aimed at calling attention of the CBT centre owners to certain challenges that characterized the 2024 exercise and prevent such occurrences in the 2025 exercise.
While speaking at the event, the State Coordinator, Mr. Babatunde Jacob, said that it was imperative to sensitize them ahead to prevent avoidable mistakes.
According to him, “Looking back at the previous year, this sensitization is necessary in order to review our operational processes so as to identify various challenges that marred the exercise last year as well as develop strategies for improvement.”
Speaking further, he stated that it is crucial for each CBT centre to adhere strictly to the set rules and advisories that would be issued by the Board in subsequent days.
The state coordinator also advised against group registration, saying, “Treat each candidate individually so as to prevent mismatch of candidates’ data.”
In her contribution, the state Public Relations Officer (PRO), who also doubles as the SERVICOM Desk Officer, Mrs. Bunmi Adesina, stressed the need to enforce crowd control mechanisms at each CBT centre to prevent overcrowding in the registration area.
She also underscored the essence of having a holding room during the period, saying, “kindly ensure that a well-ventilated holding area is provided for candidates’ comfort and dissemination of relevant information in a coordinated manner.”
Furthermore, she stressed the need to guide candidates on the proper way to fill the registration templates as well as identifying candidates who have effected correction of data on their National Identification Number (NIN), saying such candidates must go through the requery procedure before proceeding with their registration.
Additionally, she requested centre operators to direct candidates with biometric issues to the State Office. While cautioning against extortion under whatever guise, she said that culprits would be sanctioned appropriately.
In his reaction, Alhaji Wakeel Isamotu of the Osun State University’s JAMB approved CBT Centre, who spoke on behalf of the proprietors, expressed appreciation to the Board for organising such an important programme, adding that they would take cognizance of the issues raised for prompt action.
He urged the Board to look into the possibility of increasing their operational charges on account of the current high cost of diesel.
Also, the FCT Zonal Director, Mrs. Hamza Zainab, has commended some CBT centre proprietors in the capital city for their level of preparations for the upcoming 2025 UTME/DE registration while urging underperforming ones to do more. The Director, who stated this in a virtual interaction with the FCT CBT Centre proprietors on January 13th, 2025, disclosed that the Board had provided all needed equipment to all accredited centres and as such, they could not afford to fail.