Reps Investigates Alleged Imposition Of Multiple Fees On JAMB Candidates
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaAccording to THE GUARDIAN, this was as due to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Sergius Ogun (PDP-Edo), at plenary on Wednesday, at the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja.
Rep. Sergius Ogun (PDP-Edo) said section 88(1) and (2) of the constitution empowers the National Assembly to conduct investigations into the activities of any authority executing or administering laws.
According to THE GUARDIAN, Rep. Sergius Ogun (PDP-Edo) revealed that in addition to the registration fees for the examination, all sorts of processing and administrative fees were imposed on JAMB examination candidates.
He added that this does not include the Computer Based Test (CTB), centre service charge collected by JAMB accredited CBT centers.
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Rep. Sergius Ogun said that some of the charges include: Application for transfer N7,000, change of admission letter with registration number N5,000, application for correction of data N2,500, printing of JAMB Result Slip N1,000, printing of JAMB admission letter N1,000, change of Institution/Course N2,500 and retrieving of JAMB Registration Number N1,000.
The house member stressed that JAMB candidates who could not afford the charges suffered undue hardships and ultimately lost out from taking the examination.Jamb Result
THE GUARDIAN reports that the House has mandated the Committee on Tertiary Education and Services to investigate multiple processing and administrative fees by JAMB adding that the report should be submitted back within four weeks for further legislative action.
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