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I came across multiple reports of students being asked to attend a public examination by 6:30 AM, teenagers, mostly around 15-17 years old, forced to travel in the dark, even in the face of insecurity, across dangerous and unfamiliar locations, because they want to get the basic right of education and sit for JAMB examinations.

Setting exams for vulnerable teenagers as early as 6:00 AM while transporting them across far-flung locations is reckless.

Already, reports are emerging of students getting into accidents and losing their young lives, some going missing, and many more being subjected to unnecessary trauma. Who takes responsibility when a 15- or 16-year-old child disappears or is harmed while trying to access their right to education?

This situation sadly exposes a deeper, systemic failure: Nigeria simply does not have enough universities and exam centres to cater to its youth.
Today, Nigeria has just about 200 universities for a population of over 200 million people. That alone means one university for every one million citizens, a very disturbing and staggering ratio that shows the dilapidated level of the country’s access to education.

According to the data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and IndexMundi, countries aiming for good development, strong economies, and broad access to higher education are expected to target a Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) of at least 40%
And according to these statistics, Nigeria with a population of about 230 million people and about 200 universities has a GER of about 12%

In comparison with other countries with a high population, for example, Indonesia with about 280 million people has over 4,000 tertiary institutions and stands at a ratio of about 1 university per 70,000 people and a GER of over 45%. The country has over 10 million students enrolled in tertiary education alone spanning across various ages.

Indonesia’s substantial investment in education is evident in its university-to-population ratio, ing its large student population. Nigeria’s GER, on the other hand, is significantly below the global average, showing the urgent need for substantial investment in education, which would, in turn, yield national growth and development.

Indonesia, unlike Nigeria, has universities scattered across every region, making access to exams, learning, and opportunity far more democratic and safer.

If we had even half of Indonesia’s educational infrastructure, which would be about 2,000 universities, the Nigerian child would not be forced into life-threatening journeys just to write an exam and still face challenges of university acceptance after performing well.

Education is not a luxury or expense, It is the biggest contributor to development for any nation, and therefore most important investment any nation can do for development.

You cannot claim to want development while starving our young the access to knowledge. You cannot claim to value your citizens while risking the lives of teenagers every examination season.

We must aggressively and intentionally expand our education system.

We must strive to match our population with access to education.

Our young generation should not be endangered because they desire education. We must do better as a nation and ensure that our future leaders get the new Nigeria that they deserve.

A new Nigeria is POssible. to

https://x.com/PeterObi/status/1916489633896026487?t=sLcy1qtLIEoZASxRCzwPww&s=19

Good man, I know only you have enough conscience to state the obvious. A young Nigerian girl was abducted in Lagos by unknown persons because of this JAMB inefficiency. Thank God she was found safely.

Attached is the exam notice slip stating clearly that the exam will hold by 6.30 am.

This is the president we voted for, a man with empathy, a man with vision, a man that loves everyone and can give us the best of governance.

God bless you more, Peter Obi.

What is Jamb defending?

Young kids are posted to different local Governments where they don't know anyone and yet you are setting exams so early.

Why make children lodge in hotels due to distance in order to meet up the time,someone living in Uyo and jamb exam centre is in Abak also have to be seated before 8am as claimed by jamb, when will he/she set out?..
There's a very large number of educated illiterates in this country

They need to dash the person handling the jamb page a bottle of wine. He handled it professionally even though he itted that clearance starts by 6:30am. Which is still early.

So, the verification that should start by 6:30 AM is not part of the exam? Or, that one is not being conducted by the same JAMB? Or, is the verification optional?

How can you schedule the compulsory verification for 6:30 AM and try to claim that you are not mandating candidates to get to their centers by 6:00 AM? Only fools will consider you logical.

JAMB itting that it scheduled verification to start by 6:30 AM proves Obi right.

Reno Omocriminal, come and attack Peter Obi as usual

Peter Obi cannot stop making sense.

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fnep2smooth:
They need to dash the person handling the jamb page a bottle of wine. He handled it professionally even though he itted that clearance starts by 6:30am. Which is still early.

Many children were in the school as early as 5 am, thinking the exam will start by 6.30. Many children slept anywhere in and around the centres, even at the open fields where it didn't rain.

Why did children have to suffer like criminals just to be allowed to enter university?

JAMB should have just kept quiet, it's not everything you respond to. You'll only draw more attention to yourself. I 2025, examinations should not be this difficult. These kids can see how their mates abroad take exams. It's not a do or die affair. In the first place, we don't need JAMB.

Have you ever thought about how it's easier to gain ission from a school abroad than a school in Nigeria? Why do you need JAMB after WAEC? Why is the JAMB of Ghana or USA not telling you to travel to their country to write exams first? Aren't we thinking? If you are interested in a school, you don't need JAMB as a feeder to you to the schools you're interested in. The universities knew the fraud JAMB is, that's why they started post-UTME. Stop giving these kids too many exams.

Let JAMB WAEC or find something to give them. Nigeria is losing its youth by bringing JAMB into the university ission process. See the way kids get ission into 5-6 schools in US? There is a system that those universities trust to help them and they give you ission letter. Let's strengthen the process from the foundation and it that JAMB is unnecessary. The countries around us, Benin, Ghana and all of them have seen market in Nigeria's misrery which we have invited upon ourselves.

Thank GOD for someone like Peter Obi showing them how to think.

The welfare of the children should be paramount, just like the welfare of the citizens should be paramount.

F.ool.ish people defending non sense due to sentiments.
That person must be slow to state that exam didn't start by 6 am but clearance starts by 6.30 am. Would they be able to write the exam if they arrived by 8am.

gbadexy:
F.ool.ish people defending non sense due to sentiments.
That person must be slow to state that exam didn't start by 6 am but clearance starts by 6.30 am. Would they be able to write the exam if they arrived by 8am.

Always exercise your 0.2kb worth of brainn na... every exam needs you to be present sometime before it starts. I know your lack of intelligence would want to suggest they start by 12 forgetting the myriad of factors that make that uneasy—for instance, those who have to travel long distance. Besides, most major exams in the world are done in the morning and requires your presence before the exam.

You probably never wrote any professional exam your whole life though, so I won't really blame you.

The riff raff above me Sha!

Yam should have just kept quiet than prove their irresponsibility by this response.

papyjaypaul:

1. JAMB should have just kept quiet, it's not everything you respond to.
2. Have you ever thought about how it's easier to gain ission from a school abroad than a school in Nigeria? Why do you need JAMB after WAEC?
3. Why is the JAMB of Ghana or USA not telling you to travel to their country to write exams first? Aren't we thinking? If you are interested in a school, you don't need JAMB as a feeder to you to the schools you're interested in.
4. The universities knew the fraud JAMB is, that's why they started post-UTME. Stop giving these kids too many exams.
5. Nigeria is losing its youth by bringing JAMB into the university ission process. See the way kids get ission into 5-6 schools in US? There is a system that those universities trust to help them and they give you ission letter.
6. Let's strengthen the process from the foundation and it that JAMB is unnecessary. The countries around us, Benin, Ghana and all of them have seen market in Nigeria's misrery which we have invited upon ourselves.

obviously, you lack knowledge on how things work, but I'll try to cure some of it.

1. I agree that they should have kept quiet because Obi has always shown his ignnorrance and slowness by talking before researching.
2. A. If you must study abroad as a Nigerian, it's absolutely impossible without a WAEC. B. Foreigners study here without JAMB too, just WAEC. They are littered in our universities. (P.S. you prolly didn't WAEC so bereft on the idea of its importance).
3. You're the only one not thinking, alonside your crass ignnorannce. Every country has its regulating bodies for examination and there are exams you must be in the country to do, e.g. USMLE III. One of the inefficacy or laxity in exam regulations is why you see UK lamenting of the frauud in Nursing exams on FP the other day.
4. JAMB might have been too difficult for you to because you sound far from a brillllliannt human, but it's definitely not frrauud. It's the only pre-university exam, indeed, in Nigeria that's not aduultterated. Na either your braaiin or luck. Unlike WAEC, JAMB has no special centres, so ollooddos like you have to study hard, lest you prefer to keep lamennting.
5. Nigeria isn't wastting youth. That's a liiee.
6. The best way to strengthen our pre-university education system must always include strengthening JAMB with more exam centres, so students don't have to travel too far.

So Paul, think and research before talking online, not everyone is as shortssighhted, man.

BondRiv:
Obi is always hasty and desperate for attention. Often delving into matters with little knowledge about them.

May God bless you. It's because their personal saviour Obi has voiced it, that's why they're fum.ing.

Jeez.

This is a poor reply from JAMB; and, PO is very correct!

The country is not safe, even as an adult, I'm careful about going out too early. How can you ask teenagers to leave home by 5:00am or 5:30am to get to exam venues for verification at 6:30am? This is highly insensitive, I must say.

Leaders don't seem to take into the challenges tormenting the common man on the streets. It's such a shame. So, who would take responsibility if any harm befalls these kids?

Obi is always hasty and desperate for attention. Often delving into matters with little knowledge about them.

The most painful thing is after all this suffer head just to get to the university, you eventually graduate after 4-5 years hoping to get a job only for NYSC to start teaching you how to make shoe and barb hair to earn a living because no job out there. Wtf

Nonsense reply from Jamb, is the 6.30 verification not part of the exams process?

Let me go back up and block some mofos defending nonsense.

Years ago I had to travel on my own to owerrinta from uyo , stayed at a certain sir pee hotel just so I would make It to the morning exams.

Imagine I was kidnapped or used them go say na jamb

checkmatez:
What is Jamb defending?

Young kids are posted to different local Governments where they don't know anyone and yet you are setting exams so early.

Why make children lodge in hotels due to distance in order to meet up the time,someone living in Uyo and jamb exam centre is in Abak also have to be seated before 8am as claimed by jamb, when will he/she set out?..
There's a very large number of educated illiterates in this country??

I laughed when I read the Jamb response. Does that make any sense?

emmy512:
Nonsense reply from Jamb, is the 6.30 verification not part of the exams process?

Let me go back up and block some mofos defending nonsense.

Imagine that response... very stupidly concocted.

haybhi1:
Always exercise your 0.2kb worth of brainn na... every exam needs you to be present sometime before it's start. I know your lack of intelligence would want to suggest they start by 12 forgetting the myriad of factors that make that uneasy—for instance, those who have to travel long distance. Besides, most major exams in the world are done in the morning and requires your presence before the exam.

You probably never wrote any professional exam your whole life though, so I won't really blame you.

This is what hatred as turned this one to. You think you are funny not knowing you are doing yourself and generations. So the only thing you can pick out of this is what? And you will have sisters, families or neighbours who will perhaps do jamb. No worry sha. Your eye go soon clear.

OKOATA:
This is what hatred as turned this one to. You think you are funny not knowing you are doing yourself and generations. So the only thing you can pick out of this is what? And you will have sisters, families or neighbours who will perhaps do jamb. No worry sha. Your eye go soon clear.

oga make we hear word jare... Just gallivvvating like a horsee.
How is the truth "doing myself". All these years we've been doing JAMB, how has it raised a problem? You and Obi are kuku the same in reasoning... I won't blaame you. Maybe you expect the exam to get done in the afternoon or night like Obi too, not considering students who have to travel far distance. Truth is hatrrreeeddd to obidddients, unless it's from them...

That one will be going around looking for baaadd and saaad news about Nigeria to celebrate. Enemy of progress. Jamb don kuku put am for hin rightful place.

Anything he coughs, his st.oo.ges swallow automatically. Zzzooommmbbiies

haybhi1:
Always exercise your 0.2kb worth of brainn na... every exam needs you to be present sometime before it's start. I know your lack of intelligence would want to suggest they start by 12 forgetting the myriad of factors that make that uneasy—for instance, those who have to travel long distance. Besides, most major exams in the world are done in the morning and requires your presence before the exam.

You probably never wrote any professional exam your whole life though, so I won't really blame you.

In the first place why does a kid need to travel long distance to write an exam considered a duplicate of the post UTME,in the face of insecurity ….that you even see nothing wrong in it shows how slow you are but have no one to tell you!