Babatunji Wusu –
The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has made the decision to extend the deadline for registering for the institution’s Post-UTME until January 31, 2024.
In response to requests from worried parents and candidates, this decision was taken.
The university’s registrar, Mansur Alfanla, announced in a statement on Monday that the reopening of the registration portal for the last time has been kindly allowed by the school.
The post-UTME exams will now take place in February 2024 as a result.
The brief announcement stated, “Intending candidates are hereby expected to complete their registrations via the University’s portal from now until the end of January 2024.”
Ahead of the 2024 exam, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) refuted rumors last month that raised the cost of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
In a statement made available to reporters earlier, JAMB Public Communication Advisor Fabian Benjamin addressed the viral accusations and stated that the board’s cashless policy—rather than a real rise—was the cause of the recent reported fee increase.
Benjamin explained that the price of N3,500, which was decreased from N5,000 in 2018, is still required to get the board’s UTME application paperwork.
The board’s dedication to offering reasonably priced services is demonstrated by the fact that application document costs have not increased, notwithstanding the difficult economic climate in the nation.
Benjamin stated: “As a result, the Board would want to reassure the public that it has been taking all reasonable steps to guarantee that candidates are not burdened in any kind. One of these strategies is to purposefully keep costs down, which is why it decided to give away its Use of English reading text for free via a QR code. This way, candidates won’t be burdened with the increased production costs.
As a result, all UTME applicants would have free access to the reading material via a variety of platforms, such as their websites, email addresses, notification slips, and profiles.
However, it is important to clarify that what some are seeing as an increase in fees is actually the result of its cashless policy, which consolidated all fees that candidates owed to CBT centers and required them to pay with their application fees in order to prevent unscrupulous center owners from taking advantage of them.
The collaborating centers get these fees on a weekly basis. For example, candidates must spend N700 for registration, N1500 for exam costs, and N1500 for the optional Mock-UTME in centers controlled by commercial companies,” he continued.
Additionally, Fabian stated that candidates will now be required to pay the Board N700 for registration, N1500 for taking the main UTME, and N1500 for the optional Mock-UTME. The CBT centers will be the ones handling this collection.
