The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is preparing to introduce Facial Biometric Verification (FBV) for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in a move aimed at strengthening candidate identification and tackling impersonation and examination malpractice. The development was disclosed in the Board’s weekly bulletin as JAMB advances measures to improve security around the UTME, one of Nigeria’s largest annual public examinations. Under the proposed arrangement, JAMB will collaborate with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to authenticate candidates through live facial recognition before they are permitted to take the examination. Candidates...