Reps to probe revenue generated, remitted by JAMB
Abuja - The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the revenue generated by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and what it remits into the Consolidated Revenue Account. The resolution emanated from a motion moved by Rep. Ibrahim Ebbo (PDP-Niger) in Abuja on Thursday and unanimously adopted without debate. The House consequently mandated its Committees on Education and Finance to do the investigation and submit the report within four weeks. Ebbo said in spite of the huge sum of money generated by the board yearly, there was no record as to how the money was spent. He added that although JAMB generated revenue yearly, the Federal Government continued to allocate funds to it to conduct examinations for candidates going into tertiary institutions. Ebbo held that the increase in examination fees by JAMB was not alarming but arbitrary, adding that people would not be able to register for its examinations if the trend was not checked. The legislator said that the c...