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20 Ikoyi Correctional Centre Inmates Register for 2021 JAMB UTME

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Franklin Duru

Admissions & Curriculum Analyst

April 26, 2021

The Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced that at least 20 inmates from the Ikoyi Custodial Centre have registered to sit for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

20 prison inmates set to write UTME examination

Dedicated CBT Centre Inside Ikoyi Custodial Facility

  • Briefing journalists in Lagos on Friday, 23rd April 2021, the Spokesperson of the NCoS Lagos Command, Mr. Rotimi Oladokun, disclosed that the inmates enrolled for the UTME after completing secondary-level reform and adult education programmes in custody.
  • He noted that a dedicated CBT examination hall inside the facility had reached 80 percent completion and that subject teachers had been engaged to coach the inmates ahead of the examination.
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Collins Peters

Apr 26, 2021

When prison inmates pass JAMB UTME, which university do they attend while still serving their sentence?

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Mentra Admissions Team

Apr 26, 2021

Many inmates enroll in the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)—which operates special study centres inside custodial facilities completely tuition-free for inmates—or distance learning programmes, Collins, and JAMB also exempts inmates from Post-UTME.

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