February 08, (THEWILL) -The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has announced an additional USSD code, 66019 to its already existing 55019 code for registration.
The board in its Weekly Bulletin, released on Monday, said it adopted the 66019 as an optional USSD code to its 55019 code, which had been operational since 2018, for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and its other services.
“This is to facilitate a hitchfree 2022 UTME/ Direct Entry (DE) exercise, by ensuring that there is no difficulty whatsoever in the creation of profiles by candidates.
“In essence, both codes are to be used to create profiles for the registration by candidates sitting for the 2022/23 examination.
“Candidates are expected to send their National Identification Number (NIN), via either of the codes for their details to be pulled out from the NIMC database before they proceed to any accredited centre for biometric capturing”, JAMB said.
The board further explained that the effort was earlier planned to eliminate all bottlenecks associated with the creation of profiles.
Similarly, JAMB said that it had also introduced the use of a Whatsapp platform as an additional support and complaint platform for clients.
It said the platform was also part of measures to effectively attend to diverse needs of candidates and its other clients alike.
“With the platform, candidates and other stakeholders would have the benefit of instant messaging and solutions to whatever query they might have regarding any of the operations of the board.
“The platform is not meant to replace, but complement the existing ticketing system, thereby expanding access to critical services among others”, JAMB said.
However, the Whatsapp number was yet to be released by the board.Board,
Meanwhile, JAMB has shifted the commencement of its UTME and the Direct Entry (DE) registration ahead by one week.
The board in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Head of Media and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said the registration will now start on February 19, instead of February 12 it had earlier fixed.
“The commencement of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) and Direct Entry(DE) Registration exercise earlier scheduled for Saturday, 12th February, 2022, has now been postponed to Saturday, 19th February, 2022 and to end on Saturday, 26th March, 2022”, it announced in the statement.
”The one-week postponement is to allow for more fine-tuning of the upgraded and more user-friendly procedures for candidates’ registration. The process, which will be concluded within the one-week extension period, is also aimed at accommodating feedback from candidates and other stakeholders alike.
“The Board wishes the general public to note that the Board is ever-ready to provide world-class services to Nigerians.
“Further to the above, the new and improved procedures for the 2022 UTME Registration would be made available on the Board’s website, its weekly bulletin as well as other media outlets on Monday, 14th February, 2022.
“The candidates, are by this notice, urged to follow keenly the procedures for registration as would be announced by the Board”, the statement read.
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