JAMB Adopted e-PIN Vending To Prevent Fraud – Official

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that it introduced the new e-PIN vending registration for candidates to prevent fraud in its examination.

According to the JAMB Acting Zonal Coordinator in Nasarawa State, Moses Akobu, the e-PIN was not introduced to create hardship for candidates.

He advised the candidates to remain calm as the board was doing its best to tackle hitches being experienced during the registration.

“In the past, JAMB asked candidates to buy scratch cards from banks and do their registration in the cybercafé of their choice.

“But the board discovered that in the process, candidates encountered problems such as mismatching of names and passports.

“This mismatch often create problem on the day of the examination,” Akobu said.

He said some cybercafés often exploit candidates by charging them excessive fees outside the JAMB’s recommended N5,500.

“When the new JAMB registrar came on board, he identified these lapses and introduced the e-PIN vending in order to prevent fraud and solve the problem of mismatching.

“The system is good because it is error free and the JAMB will have a direct contact with all prospective candidates through their valid email addresses,” he said.

According to him, the desire of JAMB is to serve the candidates better and it is ready to do. (NAN)