Reports reaching DailyPost say the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has finally released the earlier withheld results of candidates over lack of biometric verification .
The examination body also announced that 91,610 candidates will commence the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME Computer Based Test CBT in the 7 various designated centres from Saturday, May 18.
While announcing the release of the results of the paper-pencil test and dual-based test conducted a forthnight ago across the nation and two foreign centres, the Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB, Professor ‘Dibu Ojerinde said the CBT will take place in the country and other countries namely Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and South Africa.
Ojerinde who had said over 80, 419 results of the candidates were withheld for various reasons, noted that out of this figure, results of 68,309 candidates from various centres were undergoing further screening to ascertain their culpability, while results of 12,110 candidates had been withheld for possible disciplinary action.
Some of the candidates, who could not be verified as the biometric could not show their finger print on the day of the examination were listed by the invigilators in the affected examination centres and forwarded to JAMB head-office, Abuja, for scrutiny.
DailyPost also learnt that some other results of candidates that were also withheld for further investigation of their innocence or otherwise over alleged examination malpractices, have been cleared and their results released while some other serious cases are still pending, as the Board said the exercise was a continuous process until final decision was taken on them.
However, the scheduled computer-based test will hold from May 18 till June 1 in over 70 centres. He advised candidates to reprint their e-Registration slips afresh to further ascertain their CBT centres.
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