JAMB Registrar Condemns Private Schools for UTME Extortion and Data Mismanagement
Oloyede revealed instances where private secondary schools reportedly extorted candidates by charging fees significantly higher than the official UTME fee. He highlighted the importance of individual candidate registration, emphasizing that some schools were mixing candidates' data together, creating challenges in managing accurate information.
AKACHI NOEL 
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, strongly criticized certain private secondary schools for allegedly extorting candidates and mismanaging their data during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Oloyede emphasized that UTME is not school-based, and schools should not register students collectively or charge fees higher than the approved government rate.
Oloyede revealed instances where private secondary schools reportedly extorted candidates by charging fees significantly higher than the official UTME fee. He highlighted the importance of individual candidate registration, emphasizing that some schools were mixing candidates' data together, creating challenges in managing accurate information.
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The JAMB Registrar urged candidates to register individually at authorized centers, emphasizing the Board's commitment to ensuring fairness and preventing extortion. Additionally, he addressed the creation of UTME centers for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), aiming to provide equal opportunities for all candidates.
