The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has unveiled plans to behavior a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam, UTME, centre in Ottawa, Canada, from 2027.
The Board made this identified on its legitimate social media platforms after a talk over with by way of its Registrar, Professor Segun Aina, to the Nigerian Top Fee in Ottawa.
Professor Aina mentioned that the centre will make eligible Nigerians residing in Canada and different portions of North The us to take part within the UTME with out travelling to Nigeria particularly for the exam.
“The proposed centre will make it more uncomplicated for Nigerians within the diaspora to take a seat for the UTME with out travelling to Nigeria only for the exam,” the board mentioned.
In line with the Board, the initiative used to be a part of its efforts against taking Nigerian tertiary training to the arena.
JAMB additional mentioned that the proposed centre would spice up the relationship between Nigerians in another country and the Nigerian training machine.
It added that the initiative would additionally create higher alternatives to show off Nigerian tertiary training the world over.
“For Nigerians in Canada, the UTME is coming nearer to house,” JAMB mentioned.