JAMB Inaugurates 1,000 Capacity CBT Centre in Kaduna

John Shiklam in Kaduna

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a 1,000-capacity Computer Based Testing (CBT) centre in Kaduna.

The then-Governor Nasir El-Rufai inaugurated the centre.
Speaking while unveiling the project constructed at the cost of N1.1 billion, El-Rufai, commended the Federal Ministry of Education and JAMB for a good job.
He said JAMB as an institution has great potential to contribute to the treasury of Nigeria, provided an upright, honest and dedicated public servant manages it.

El-Rufai added the centre would make life easier for citizens of Kaduna and surrounding states.

“We are immensely proud of the transformation and reforms Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has introduced in JAMB and as state governments, we are all beneficiaries of the huge surpluses that you have remitted to the federation account, and it is our duty, therefore, to do whatever we can to support you,” El-Rufai explained.

The outgoing Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, described the centre as the first in West Africa, noting that building the centre could not have come at a better time, considering the large number of secondary school leavers across the country.

Adamu stressed that the centre was another step to improve the assessment process as this facility would provide a conducive environment for candidates to sit for their examinations.​​​

“For a start, the CBT mode has largely eliminated the problem of examination misconduct, engendered faster release of results as well as enhanced the credibility of the entire assessment process and is in line with international best practices,” he said.
According to JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, the centre consists of four distinct fully equipped professional test centres with combined seats of 1,100, four well-equipped holding halls with a cumulative capacity of 1000 seats, four professional registration centres (biometric/prometric centres) that process 40 registrants concurrently, four equipped control and server rooms, 500KVA generators with eight units of 9KVA generators, 500KVA dedicated transformer, 10KVA solar facilities to serve as an alternative, independent power source; and 100 extra systems and servers and other accessories for the use of other centres across the nation.