2024 UTME: JAMB Announces Free Registration for People with Disabilities

 By: News Peddlers

The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has announced that individuals with disabilities who wish to take the 2024/2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will be able to register for free.

Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, revealed this information during the start of the registration process for interested candidates nationwide.

JAMB Registrar Ishaq Oloyede announced today that registration for the 2024 matriculation examination would begin, and that the board would provide free application documents to all categories of Persons Living With Disabilities as a support measure.

"To support the PLWD, JAMB will issue free application documents to all categories of Persons Living with Disabilities in the advertisement for the 2024 UTME/DE," he went on to say.

Oloyede stated that steps have been taken to ensure a smooth registration process for all candidates. He stated that audiobooks would be provided to blind candidates as part of these measures.

This digital adaptation of traditional reading materials will be available in popular audio formats such as MP3, WMV, and WMA, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of devices capable of streaming audio recordings.

According to Oloyede, the idea for providing audiobooks originated at Nigeria's first National Conference on Equal Opportunity of Access to Higher Education.

In addition to blind candidates, the JAMB has extended free registration to individuals with Down syndrome, Autism, Dyslexia, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.