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JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by mukina2: 3:14pm On Mar 18, 2012
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, is giving albinos partaking in the 2012 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on March 24 two extra hours as a result of their sight problem.

JAMB Registrar, Prof. ‘Dibu Ojerinde, in Abuja, yesterday said that the albinos will henceforth enjoy additional time of two hours in its future examinations.

Ojerinde described the albinos as virtually impaired persons, hence cannot finish their exams at the same pace with other candidates.

Speaking at a briefing on the 2012 UTME Ojerinde explained that the concession to the albinos was informed by the peculiar sight problem associated with albinism.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/03/utme-jamb-grants-albinos-two-extra-hours-over-impaired-sight/
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Mayflowa(m): 3:18pm On Mar 18, 2012
Good development. The welfare system for Nigerians is poor let alone for the disabled!
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by eghost247(m): 3:20pm On Mar 18, 2012
nice one
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by escobar07(m): 3:23pm On Mar 18, 2012
good move
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by dadicvila(m): 3:24pm On Mar 18, 2012
Welcome development,i feel so much pity for those people angry
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Seun(m): 3:25pm On Mar 18, 2012
It would make infinitely more sense to print their question papers in extra-large fonts.

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Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Nobody: 3:25pm On Mar 18, 2012
Why not conduct tests first to establish visual impairment? won't this simply be additional edge for those who suffer less impairment than others? Nigeria sha! undecided

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Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by wellmax(m): 3:27pm On Mar 18, 2012
Highly commendable gesture.
Hope †ђε non-albinos with confirmed sight problems will get a concession too.
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Seun(m): 3:28pm On Mar 18, 2012
What about those with poor eyesight who are not albinos? What about albinos with good eyesight or glasses?
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Pakavy(m): 3:38pm On Mar 18, 2012
sauer: Why not conduct tests first to establish visual impairment? won't this simply be additional edge for those who suffer less impairment than others? Nigeria sha! undecided
me tire sef!i hav this albino pal dat can tell u d color of a babe pantys 200m away.bet it a lot of pple go impersonate albino dat day.warri boyz no dey carry last!!!
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by strangerf: 3:39pm On Mar 18, 2012
Seun: What about those with poor eyesight who are not albinos?


Let them complain to JAMB, WITH evidence from their doctor or ophtho, WRT their disability. Dibu cant act in a vacuum. They need to bring his attention to it.

What about albinos with good eyesight or glasses?

Thats their luck. It is better to free a guilty man than to imprison an innocent person.

JAMB is headed in the right direction with this policy. Lets commend Dibu and his people.

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Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Nobody: 3:39pm On Mar 18, 2012
This is a welcome development! Seun, it is apparent they dont want to go though the stress of printing separate question papers for the albinos but this should work as well.
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by ProfJYK(m): 3:54pm On Mar 18, 2012
its welcome. two whole hours seem a lot to me though. don't know how bad thier sight is or the degree to at which it varies but I can remember an albino school mate who definitely passed back when JAMB was JAMB without this cheat code

@Pakavy, ur friend is baaaaadt

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Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by kemmeye: 3:57pm On Mar 18, 2012
no that is freaking discrimination because i'm an albino does not necessarily mean i'm blind and i don't condone that.

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Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by enzyme9: 3:57pm On Mar 18, 2012
very gud mov ;Dvery gud mov
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Ibangap(m): 4:02pm On Mar 18, 2012
Seun: What about those with poor eyesight who are not albinos? What about albinos with good eyesight or glasses?
The rain fall 4 both good and bad man roof. grin
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by lilkech(m): 4:11pm On Mar 18, 2012
Na 4 normal jambites to go buy bleaching cream on time oh
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by sandiyke(f): 4:51pm On Mar 18, 2012
Wow! dis a gud move. Lets commend Dibu
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by dabrake(m): 4:57pm On Mar 18, 2012
Thank God oh. at least, uns(killz) might finally go to school grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

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Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by theviper1: 5:16pm On Mar 18, 2012
if it will help them,its all good as long as sme smart thieves doesnt buy into it.it's good news 4 the albinos since they are being hunted like animals by native doctors and ritualists in east africa.
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by akinnux(m): 6:20pm On Mar 18, 2012
In that case they should put them in special centre.
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Ninilowo(m): 6:36pm On Mar 18, 2012
kudos to the prof.
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by jackpot(f): 6:39pm On Mar 18, 2012
duplicated thread!

Already posted this before

www.nairaland.com/895267/jamb-grants-albinos-2-extra
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Ikengawo: 7:07pm On Mar 18, 2012
Look at the illiterates in this thread trying to bad mouth nigeria for showing compassion and rational accomodation to the visually impaired. God will punish you adequately so I don't need to say much other then no matter what the nigeria government does the bad belle populace in nigeria will insult it and call it a problem. Wtf do u mean conduct a test first? People with albinism automatically have impaired vision, why would you conduct a test on water to see if its wet? You want jamb to run a test of vision on a nation of 160 million an complain that you want less government spending? Kudos to Jamb btw. Awesome development.

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Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by afrodoc(m): 7:27pm On Mar 18, 2012
@pakavy ur friend na baaaad guy! 200m? he must have x-ray vision grin
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by cynthiafred67(f): 7:41pm On Mar 18, 2012
Good move!
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Funkymallam(m): 8:39pm On Mar 18, 2012
dabrake: Thank God oh. at least, uns(killz) might finally go to school grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

badt guy grin grin grin
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by Nobody: 8:59pm On Mar 18, 2012
dabrake: Thank God oh. at least, uns(killz) might finally go to school grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin
Lwkmd....guy u badt gan
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by summyvic: 9:45pm On Mar 18, 2012
Y not let dem write their exams @ night? I undastd dey see beta @ night.
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by member479760: 10:44pm On Mar 18, 2012
This is not a good idea, think of beta way to help this guys out jare, they are not many in the society, the one that abino well well let him entrance with easy cutoff mark and pay him every month.
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by rezzy: 11:06pm On Mar 18, 2012
It's a good idea though, but what of people like me that cant look at my book for more than 2 hrs without having headache even with my glasses on my face?
But im happy @ least my cousins can write JAMB and pass
Re: JAMB Grants Albinos Partaking In 2012 UTME Two Extra Hours by usbcable(m): 11:12pm On Mar 18, 2012
this is totally unfair to non-albino's with bad eyesight.
why not simply resolve issues with them not being able to read the fonts well enoug.
at least they have th eoption of getting visual aids to see.
an albino with visual aid will now have 2 extra hours to solve a problem whilst a negroid with same eye sight problem will have to make do with less time frame.

na wa o

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