INEC offers JAMB biometric technology
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- Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission offered the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board access to biometric verification technology.
- INEC will assess whether its available equipment is suitable for use in JAMB’s examination-verification systems.
- JAMB said it wants to strengthen exam integrity by improving biometric checks.
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has offered to help the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board strengthen biometric verification for examinations.
INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan made the offer during a visit by JAMB Registrar Segun Aina and his management team. Amupitan directed INEC’s information and communications technology director to review JAMB’s request through a proof-of-concept assessment.
The assessment will determine whether INEC’s biometric equipment is available and suitable for possible deployment by JAMB. Aina said JAMB approached INEC because of its experience using biometric verification technology and asked the commission to consider making available machines that may no longer be actively deployed.
The board sought to strengthen the integrity of its examination processes through improved biometric verification systems.
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