The Nigerian Prisons
Service, Lagos State, yesterday said that over 24 inmates of the Ikoyi Prison
would participate in the forthcoming 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME).
The Controller of
Prisons, Lagos State Command, Tunde Ladipo disclosed this yesterday to
journalists.
Ladipo said that
preparations had been concluded by the Board to ensure a hitch- free
examination for inmates in its facility.
According to him, the
inmates, who had been undergoing intensive coaching at the facility’s school,
had demonstrated a great zeal and a high level of commitment in readiness for
the examination.
Ladipo said that with
the current state of facilities in the prisons’ school, he was expecting
nothing but excellent performances from the inmates.
He added: “I want to say
that we are very prepared and ready for this examination. A lot of work had
already been done as part of our efforts to ensure that these inmates are well
tutored and exposed to the use of ICT for the coming examination. We have
prepared them on how to use the computer during the examination as it is on
this mode that all the candidates will be tested.”
The Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) had fixed April 1 for its mock examination, which
would be optional for its candidates. It has also scheduled April 11 for the
commencement of the UTME proper across the country.
The Board also said that
no fewer than 1.8 million candidates registered for the all Computer Based Test
(CBT) under the UTME.
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