THE Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB,
Professor Dibu Ojerinde has stated that students and candidates who
are not computer literate will not be allowed to write any examination
coordinated by the board from 2015.
Meantime, the Senate President, Senator David Mark and the JAMB
Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde have harped on the importance of proper
education among the youths, saying it was the panacea to curb youth
restiveness and other social vices in a country.
Mark, Ojerinde harps on Education as antidote to nation's woes.
The attributed the myriads of problems like the recent insurgency in
the Nort East, the militancy in the Niger Delta, the kidnapping in the
South East and other crimes such as violence, armed robbery and drug
abuse as a result of illiteracy.
The JAMB Registrar who was speaking at the closing ceremony of the
2014 Professor Odusola Ojerinde, his late wife memorial golf
tournament in Otukpo, Benue State said part of efforts to improve
education in Nigeria in line with global best practices was the
introduction of Computer Based Test, CBT, for all the board's
examinations.
He announced that beginning from 2015, any student or candidate who
was not computer (ICT) literate would have no business with JAMB
conducted examinations even as he declared, "we are not going to
compromise on that".
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President,
Mr. Paul Mumeh, the JAM Registrar said it was for that reason that
JAMB embarked on the establishment of Computer Based Centres across
the country preparatory for all its examinations.
He stressed that examination was central to education and must be
taken seriously at all levels.
Also speaking Senator Mark said he was committed to the development of
education, adding, "because I believe that a well educated citizenry
would be an asset to the nation.
"Besides being the foundation for any development, education liberates
the people and curbs all forms anti social behaviors.
"Whatever, I can do to support education; I will not hesitate to do
it. I want to bequeath education of our people especially in my
constituency as a legacy. For me , It is the most important
investment.'
The Senate President according to the statement explained that he
promotes sports as the needed companion to education "because a
combination of both will enhance peaceful coexistence, eradicates
crimes, promotes unity and development."
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