The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said the candidate who faced discrimination over the use of hijab at a Lagos centre where she sat the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was allowed the entire two hours to complete her exam.
A statement by JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, said the clarification became necessary as information on social media suggests she lost part of the time she was supposed to sit the examination.
The candidate, Ayisat Tiamiyu, faced discrimination at UTME examination centre- Bafuto Institute, Lagos, when she was asked to remove her Hijab as part of the accreditation processes.
