From 2013 to date, The Joint Admissions And Matriculation Board (JAMB) has witnessed a rapid transformation from its’ Paper Pencil Test (PPT) to Computer Based Test (CBT) in the conduct of its examinations into the nation’s tertiary institutions.
The CBT is being perfected by the present management of the board under the leadership of Prof. Ishaq Oloyede while introducing new innovations. As it is the global practice, the advent of Information and Communication Technology witnessed the emergence of cyber crime which is inevitable.
JAMB as an agent of technological transformation is not spared by the attacks of the cyber war lords. There has always been a strong resistance of these attacks by the board. JAMB under Prof. Oloyede has become a landmark of discipline and dedication in the Nigerian public service. JAMB under Prof. Oloyede is no longer a safe haven for corrupt public officials.
The trending issue on social media about the alleged result forgery by one candidate who sat for the 2023 UTME has brought the issue of JAMB’s integrity to the limelight. The candidate was alleged to have inflated her JAMB’s points by the board, and this is easy for the board to detect.
But as far as Prof. Oloyede is concerned, and who always advocates transparency, JAMB is not in any way trying to go against the ambition of any of its prospective candidate. I was going through people’s comments on the trending issue on Facebook, and I found one posting worthy of reading.
The person that posted ascertained that an application called Jambfun-fake result exists on Google Playstore where you can fabricate a JAMB result even without sitting for the examinations. I was perplexed and my curiousity made me to immediately download the App just to confirm the veracity of the matter. I was able to download the app, fabricate a 2023 result with my name, fabricate a JAMB registration number, fabricate JAMB scores and even examination year all by myself.
The truth of the matter is that you can forge a JAMB result and inflate your scores using the said App, but you cannot tamper with your original result from the JAMB database. As a technical staff, I know that the IT unit of the board can neither be crossed so easily, nor the integrity of the board be compromised.
Ahmed Rufai Shehu,
JAMB NHA Kaduna
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