On Thursday, 88 visually impaired candidates took the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Kano.
The test was held at the Bayero University Kano (BUK) Centre as part of the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG).
JEOG is a programme designed to give people with disabilities, particularly blindness, the opportunity to take the exam for free.
To make the examination process easier for the candidates, both male and female, various devices such as braille machines, typewriters, and braille paper were provided.
Prof. Yahuza Bello, JAMB coordinator for Kano Centre, stated this while monitoring the exercise at the School of Continuing Education, BUK.
According to him, a total of 337 candidates living with blindness registered to participate in the examination in 11 centres across the nation.
“This effort is in furtherance of Prof. Oleyede-led JAMB, to ensure that no eligible Nigerian is denied the opportunity of taking the UTME and acquiring higher education regardless of disability.
“Since inception in 2017, the JEOG has processed over 3,300 candidates for the UTME, with more than a third admitted to courses of their choice in higher education institutions in Nigeria,” Bello stated.