THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has suspended the use of the National Identity Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission as a prerequisite for 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede announced the suspension on Saturday in Abuja following public outcry over challenges in enrollment of applicants by NIMC,
He explained that even though the exercise was statutory, it has to be suspended till next year 2021 because of logistics challenges on the part of the Commission to cope with upsurge of those wanting to enroll for the NIN.
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