The governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, promised Tuesday that his administration will work with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to increase the number of exam centers that provide computer-based matriculation tests.
When he received the Board’s top management team, led by its Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, during a courtesy call at Lagos House in Alausa, he made this statement and emphasized that the intervention would improve the performance of admissions applicants in Lagos.
In an effort to ensure a flawless test, the governor spoke when the Board encountered a shortage of testing facilities.
According to information obtained, 15% of all applicants take the matriculation exam each year in Lagos; nonetheless, the Board typically encountered challenges when administering the test to applicants in the state.
The Board revealed that the most affected areas were on the Lagos mainland, where applicants in the impacted localities took their matriculation exams for ten days longer than was normally permitted.
Prof. Oloyede is a “outstanding Nigerian” who serves with unusual enthusiasm and honesty, according to Sanwo-Olu, who also stated that the state government is eager to assist the Board in expanding the capacity of its testing facilities.
“After learning about the poor testing facilities that JAMB in Lagos is facing, the least we can do is work with the Board to increase the current capacity for our own advantage. The requests will be investigated, and the Board will receive substantial land parcels in Ojo and Ikorodu.
The primary recipients of this initiative will be our indigenous people, who will take the matriculation tests in settings that will improve their performance and support their skills.
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“We are prepared to continue the conversation with the Board as a sub-national Government; we will search for land in designated locations to construct testing facilities,” Sanwo-Olu said.
If approved, the new testing centers would also be used by respectable government agencies in Lagos to administer hiring tests for their staff, Prof. Oloyede said, thanking Governor Sanwo-Olu for taking the Board’s demands into consideration and for committing to cooperation.
