JAMB Begins Construction Of 500-Seat CBT Centre In Benin

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday laid the foundation stone for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB’s) 500-seat Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centre in Benin. The governor said at the event that centre would add to the state’s education industry. He said that the state had been known for hosting Federal Government institutions and, thus, its decision to partner with JAMB to have the centre in the state. “We saw it as our responsibility to our people and the Federal Government to have a South-South Zonal Office and a CBT Centre in the state and we had to do all within our means to get a land for the project,” he said. The governor gave assurance of power supply to the centre and construction of access roads to the centre in 2018. He commended the Federal Government for releasing funds for the project, and...