THE Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde has stated that students and candidates who are not computer literate will not be allowed to write any examination coordinated by the board from 2015.

Meantime, the Senate President, Senator David Mark and the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde have harped on the importance of proper education among the youths, saying it was the panacea to curb youth restiveness and other social vices in a country.

Mark, Ojerinde harps on Education as antidote to nation’s woes.

The attributed the myriads of problems like the recent insurgency in the Nort East, the militancy in the Niger Delta, the kidnapping in the South East and other crimes such as violence, armed robbery and drug abuse as a result of illiteracy.

The JAMB Registrar who was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Professor Odusola Ojerinde, his late wife memorial golf tournament in Otukpo, Benue State said part of efforts to improve education in Nigeria in line with global best practices was the introduction of Computer Based Test, CBT, for all the board’s examinations.

He announced that beginning from 2015, any student or candidate who was not computer (ICT) literate would have no business with JAMB conducted examinations even as he declared, “we are not going to compromise on that”.

In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President, Mr. Paul Mumeh, the JAM Registrar said it was for that reason that JAMB embarked on the establishment of Computer Based Centres across the country preparatory for all its examinations.

He stressed that examination was central to education and must be taken seriously at all levels.

Also speaking Senator Mark said he was committed to the development of education, adding, “because I believe that a well educated citizenry would be an asset to the nation.

“Besides being the foundation for any development, education liberates the people and curbs all forms anti social behaviors.

“Whatever, I can do to support education; I will not hesitate to do it. I want to bequeath education of our people especially in my constituency as a legacy. For me , It is the most important investment.’

The Senate President according to the statement explained that he promotes sports as the needed companion to education “because a combination of both will enhance peaceful coexistence, eradicates crimes, promotes unity and development.”
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That is a good move. i think it is high time students are mandated to undergo at least six months computer training before rushing into buying jamb form. it is obvious that students always spend some time at home before going into the university, so why not use that time to learn computer instead of using it all on social network or on social vices. i had advice the also set some questions from basic computer application as a general question in jamb

That's cool


computer age indeed

Rubbbish!!! what does some1 have to learn to write d cbt exam. When only d mouse is used

yungEX: Rubbbish!!! what does some1 have to learn to write d cbt exam. When only d mouse is used

gibberish!
All gibberish!

haha!!!! He is droolling.






O na-agusi asu mmiri.

Mtcheew.. JAMB wants to play relevance!

Like seriously?? That's bit harsh

Imagine someone saying you don't know how to write but you want to take WAEC. Jamb is all multiple choice by the way so if you can't click, you have no business looking to enter into a tertiary institution

I will comment when I wake up




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Noted!

I will be of the suggestion that "computer" is made a compulsory subject in JAMB, that will enable applicants to learn the right use of computer and assist in implementing this new policy.

This is harsh, may JAMB have forgotten that some students schooled in a remote village that don't have computers in their schools and those that are running private computer centre self do not even have light to enable them to teach student

I'm not in support of this... Equip public schools with computers before making this move.. They shouldn't be left out!

Even those in the rural areas? Abeg! Find another tin talk

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I think that is Good,I remember back there in my secondary school we have only 5 computer literate out of a number of students more than 70.........and since I are among that are computer literate,it help us a lot.....school and class projects/research are done by the 5 of us(we dey get gain)



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Hmmmmmmmnnn

Shebi Na Only D Mouse + Ur Eyes Nd Brain Go Dey Work,wat Is Der In Movin D Mouse Here Nd There?

Ah Oga DIbu

Simply put;
this is a classic case of putting the cart before the horse.

Wickedtivity

I think ICT is an integral part of global culture recently, Dibu ojerinde cannot be faulted on this one.


By the way, when is that man retiring he has been there since time immemorial.

Its cool

im not even reading all that.
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GUDMORNING ALL...
The professor must have some weak nuts in his head if he really uttered this.
I know he has good vision for dis kids but what plans has he made towards ensuring they all get dis ICT knowledge before 2015.
SINCE HE IS NOT A PRODUCT OF COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL, I wont blame him.
GO TO SOME COMMUNITIES and see things for yourself.
EVEN LGA chairmen and Governors are not AWARE dat some humans/schools exist there not to talk of ICT. YET some are doing GREAT in those centres.

Vstuffs: I think that is Good,I remember back there in my secondary school we have only 5 computer literate out of a number of students more than 70.........and since I are among that are computer literate,it help us a lot.....school and class projects/research are done by the 5 of us(we dey get gain)

Now i can boldly say being a computer literate doesnt rili make u a literate...