Nigeria, April 21 -- Nigerians on social media have knocked the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for scheduling examinations for candidates for as early as 7 a.m.

Candidates seeking admission to Nigerian tertiary institutions sit in the JAMB-administered Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

JAMB has also scheduled some sessions for 7 a.m., raising concerns, especially for candidates whose examination venues are not close to their residences.

Most examination centres take candidates in three batches: 7 a.m., 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.

PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday spoke to a candidate who travelled over 50 kilometres from Gwagwalada to sit the Computer-based examination at the Tudun Wada CBT Hub, Government Secondary ...