A total of 364 blind candidates are to sit the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in eleven centres across the nation.
The special examination being conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the visually impaired candidates is being held between 27 and 29 April, 2023 under the supervision of the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG).
Chairman, JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG), Professor Peter Okebukola, who made this known while providing the highlight of 2023 examination on Thursday in Abuja, commended the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, for the special arrangement for this category of Nigerians, saying the goal of the Oloyede-led JAMB is to ensure that no Nigerian who is eligible, is prevented from taking the UTME regardless of disability.
He disclosed that from 2017, JEOG has processed about 2,600 candidates for the UTME with over a third admitted to courses of their choice…
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