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JAMB to Deploy Facial Recognition for Nigeria's UTME Examinations

Unverified — auto-generated summary, not yet reviewedAI & DataNigeriaSep 2, 2026

Nigeria's Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced plans to introduce facial verification technology for candidates sitting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, targeting impersonation at scale. The deployment would represent one of the largest public-sector biometric rollouts in Nigeria's education system.

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JAMB to introduce facial recognition for UTME candidates to curb impersonation · technext24.com · T2
JAMB to Introduce Facial Verification for UTME Candidates · innovation-village.com · T2