New JAMB registrar unveils five-year roadmap
Prof. Segun Aina has unveiled a comprehensive five-year strategic roadmap focusing on cybersecurity, biometric verification, and mobile-friendly digital services.
Assuming office as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina unveiled a comprehensive five-year strategic roadmap. The plan focuses on enhancing candidate portal cybersecurity, automating biometric verification systems, and expanding mobile-friendly digital services to boost public trust.
The new roadmap is a recognition of the challenges facing JAMB. The board has been plagued by cyberattacks and fraud, and the new registrar’s focus on cybersecurity and biometric verification is a response to those challenges. The expansion of mobile-friendly digital services is also a positive development, as it will make JAMB’s services more accessible.
This echoes the 2019 JAMB reforms, which also sought to improve the board’s operations. The mechanism then was different, but the result was the same: a focus on improving JAMB’s services.
The winners: JAMB candidates, who will benefit from improved services; and the Nigerian education system, which gains from a more efficient admissions process. The losers: fraudsters, who face increased scrutiny; and the Nigerian public, who must wait for the benefits.
Bottom Line: The new JAMB registrar has unveiled a five-year roadmap. The focus is on cybersecurity and biometric verification. The question is whether the plan will be implemented or remain on paper.