The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) for registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, announced the suspension on Saturday in Abuja, saying the move was to provide more time for candidates to get their national identification numbers.
The suspension comes after offices of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), issuers of the NIN, have been overwhelmed with crowds ahead of the exams.
Oloyede added that the suspension was also to address the technical challenges experienced at some centres.
He asked candidates to disregard the use of NIN for the 2020 registration and strictly comply with other procedures for the registration.
He, however, said that JAMB would consider the use of NIMC for 2021 exams.
The board last year said from 2020, candidates will register for its examinations with their national ID numbers to solve the challenges of multiple registration.
