UTME: Candidates complain system malfunction, technical glitches
•All candidates'll write their exams — JAMB THE Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for admission seekers into tertiary institutions kicked off nationwide, yesterday, with different experiences by candidates, their parents and guardians, who thronged the examination centres. While some candidates were lucky to be posted to centres where things worked relatively well, others had tales of disappointments and frustration to tell. Situation in Abuja At the Global Distance Learning Institute, opposite the Federal Ministry of Finance, Central Business District, Abuja, candidates who came out very early to write the first set of the examination, scheduled to start at 8am, were disappointed, as they could not start at the scheduled time, even as they were all quietly seated ready for the exercise. On enquiry, an invigilator at the centre, who simply gave his name as Rilwanu, explained that the time was sh...