Don Harps On Computer-Based UTME

A don, Prof Osita
Nnamani, has said that the implementation of a full-blown Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Computer-Based Test (CBT) will revolutionise information technology in Nigeria.
Nnamani, who is the Dean, Faculty of Law, Anambra State University of Science and Technology, expressed the view in an interview with newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday.
He said that students in the country needed to have appreciable knowledge of information and communication technology in order to be relevant at the global stage.
The dean said that a full CBT would open an avenue to assess the performance of secondary school students in computer based studies.
He said although the new regime would have its problems and as such “the relevant stakeholders need to brace themselves for such challenges.
“One of the major challenges will be the epileptic power situation in the country but the situation will not be hopeless.”
He said that government had a major role to play in ensuring that the enabling environment was provided to get the best out of the new system.
Nnamani urged government and other stakeholders in the power sector to judiciously implement the reforms in the sector to ensure efficiency.
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde had during the second technical committee meeting for 2014/2015 admissions announced that UTME would be fully computer based in 2015.