{"id":1284,"date":"2026-04-17T06:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:25:22","slug":"jamb-2026-smooth-start-in-akure-despite-minor-delays-glitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/jamb-2026-smooth-start-in-akure-despite-minor-delays-glitch\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMB 2026: Smooth Start in Akure Despite Minor Delays, glitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/61c6c3b8-090a-46b3-9c92-20474726e850.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/61c6c3b8-090a-46b3-9c92-20474726e850.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/61c6c3b8-090a-46b3-9c92-20474726e850-300x147.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/61c6c3b8-090a-46b3-9c92-20474726e850-1024x503.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/61c6c3b8-090a-46b3-9c92-20474726e850-768x377.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Computer-Based Test has commenced in Akure, the Ondo State capital, with candidates turning out in large numbers for the nationwide entrance examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our correspondent who visited the JAMB centre in Alagbaka observed that candidates were calmly seated, awaiting their turn to write the examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents, Candidates and other stakeholders expressed cautious optimism about the conduct of the exercise, despite minor delays and little glitches reported in some instances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although access to the examination hall was restricted, some parents at the centre commended the overall organization of the process, noting a noticeable improvement compared to previous years, despite slight delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the parents, Olabisi Akindele, praised the conduct of the examination, saying, \u201cI am impressed, but there is always room for improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another parent, Peter Balogun, noted that while there was an initial delay before the commencement of the exams, the situation improved as the exercise progressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will give them 80 percent because the exams did not start as scheduled. Students had to wait before the commencement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the candidates also expressed satisfaction with the process, stating that they remain optimistic about achieving excellent results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From his experience, Babatunde Joseph said he experienced a little glitch which was later resolved by the Jamb officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen the examination commenced, It take a while to have my calculation table to be displayed on the screen, I called the attention of a Jamb official, and she resolved it within five minutes, I was able to continue with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the candidates, Irebami Martins, who sat for the examination, commended the smooth conduct of the exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a smooth one for me, I pray for success at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Computer-Based Test has commenced in Akure, the Ondo State capital, with candidates turning out in large numbers&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1286,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions\/1286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}