OPINION: The Silent Agony of Parents and the Urgent Need for JAMB Reforms

Should Exam Digitalisation Be This Stressful?

The promise of digitalisation in education is to make processes faster, more efficient, and more accessible. It is meant to reduce stress, not multiply it. Yet, for many Nigerian families, the digitisation of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has instead become a source of unimaginable distress, danger, and despair. What was intended to simplify access to higher education is now forcing parents and candidates into dangerous, life-threatening situations.