UTME exams now June 18

ABUJA-The Federal Government has changed the date for the conduct of the 2011 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, from Saturday June 11, to Saturday, June 18.

ABUJA-The Federal Government has changed the date for the conduct of the 2011 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, from Saturday June 11, to Saturday, June 18.

A statement by Mr. Timothy Oyedeji, the Public Relations Officer, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said the change in date was approved through a message  to the JAMB Registrar, Professor ‘Dibu Ojerinde.

The government said the change became inevitable as a result of the clash in date (i.e. June 11, 2011) with the ongoing NECO examinations.

It said: “For instance, sizeable students who have applied to write UTME would also be sitting for the National Examinations Council’s Biology (Practical) on Friday, June 10, 2011, and, as such, may not be able to travel after their NECO examinations to sit for the scheduled 2011 UTME on Saturday, June 11, 2011.

“In order for the Board not to deprive many candidates of the opportunity to sit for the 2011 UTME, it has become necessary to change the date to Saturday, 18th May, 2011,” it added.