The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB is set to release at least 1.4million results of candidates, as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) continues nationwide.

The examination which commenced on May 6th nationwide is expected to end on the 16th of May 2022.

Over 1.7 million candidates successfully registered to sit for the examination, as confirmed by the Head of Media of the Board, Dr. Fabian Benjamin.

However, some initial hitches that greeted the examination may have been overcomed as most of the centres visited has seen some improvement in internet network connectivity, steady power supply as well as functional computers.

In some centres visited, it was observed that some examination officers and candidates were excited over the improvement.

Students who wrote the examination at Right Technology Centre and Sascon International School centre two in Maitama District of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the examination.

They, however, said they observed challenges of incomplete English paper while writing the examination.

Saidu Razak, a candidate at the centre told our correspondent that he entered the exam Hall and went straight to his computer and started writing without any challenge.

He expressed happiness that he was able to submit ahead of given time, noting that so far no complaint of malfunctioning system.

"Generally, I believe the conduct of the examination was good. Even the questions were okay, I knew some questions but some of the questions, truly, I didn’t know them, it is all about a test of knowledge be and I must commend JAMB," he said.

Mrs Maryam Alfa, the Centre Admin Officer, noted that there is conducive environment at the Sascon centre and that the exam has been flowing well except for the issue of incomplete questions in English Language paper.

Earlier, the CAO of Royal Midland CBT, Korudoma in Katy LGA of Nasarawa state, Njoku Uchenna Samuel, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the examination at the centre.

“From day one of the exam, we have been experiencing success here. Every aspect of the examination, the system, the networking and everything needed for the examination were in perfect condition," he said.

Another candidate, Yahya Hameedah who sat for the exam at Federal University of Agruiculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB also expressed satisfation with the conduct of the examination, adding that no form of challenge was witnssed.