Nigeria, March 1 -- The House of Representatives has directed the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to reopen the registration portal for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE) for another two weeks.

This resolution was a sequel to a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hassan Shinkafi (PDP, Zamfara) on Thursday.

The UTME is a compulsory Computer-Based Test (CBT) taken by all candidates seeking admission into Nigerian public and private tertiary institutions.

Over 1.5 million candidates sit the test annually.

The portal for registration was open between 15 January and 26 February during which 1,975,926 candidates registered. The year's figure is more than the annual average, which is 1.5 million...