The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board [JAMB] has directed candidates who sat for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination [UTME] to print their result slips.

The board disclosed these in its weekly bulletin which was released by its Head of Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday.

According to the bulletin, the UTME results, which had earlier been made available through text messages to candidates, could now be printed from the board’s website on request.

“All a candidate needs to do after visiting the site is to click on QUICK LINKS, then on “E-Facility” where the candidate would be required to provide his/her registration details and the result notification slip would be displayed for printing.

“The printing of the result notification slip is free as it is different from the original result slip that comes with the candidate’s picture.

“Candidates can print their result notification slip anywhere in the country even from the comfort of their homes once there is internet access.

“The board has, until now, restricted the printing of result notification slips and had made it available to candidates only through SMS to avoid anxiety on the part candidates as well as prevent clustering at cyber cafes with the attendant risk of COVID-19 contagion all in a bid to print result notifications.”

Benjamin noted that the development was as a result of the gradual easing of the lockdown and resumption of work activities in several parts of the country.

“The board wishes to advise candidates to be wary of fraudulent elements masquerading as JAMB agents stating that it has not mandated any person or group to do the printing on behalf of the Board.

“The decentralisation of printing of result notification slips was done mainly to comply with the directives of the NCDC and other relevant agencies on social distancing. It is against this background that the Board is urging candidates to note that it is incumbent on them to adhere to other precautionary health measures such as wearing of face masks, washing of hands, among others, in order to mitigate the spread of the virus.”