The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and The Gambia have decided to synergise on matters relating to institutional and educational development of The Gambia.
The collaboration was a follow-up to a high-level meeting between The Gambia’s Permanent Secretary Ministry of Higher Education with Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, held in 2017 in Abuja.
The Gambian Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Mr. Badara Joof, was at the Board Headquarters, Bwari-Abuja, in furtherance of talks on ways to develop the fledgling University of The Gambia.
The Minister who was represented by The Gambian High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency, Amadou Sheikh Omar Taal, said, “Nigeria and The Gambia have a long-standing cordial relationship dating back to pre-colonial times and had recorded notable collaborations in many fields such as in the security, education and medical fields.”
The Minister, stated that education was key to any meaningful achievement in the developmental stride of any nation, adding that, “To facilitate free trade and development among the countries of the sub-region, it is crucial that education be developed especially in the light of their different linguistic and socioeconomic realities.
He commended JAMB for its various wonderful initiatives aimed at repositioning the education sector and urged the Board to visit The Gambia with a view to strengthening the cooperation.
In his remarks, the Registrar JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, thanked the Minister for the visit as well as the kind words showered on the Board. He said, “Nigeria believes in integration in Africa. Our two countries are linked together by linguistic and other cultural realities.”
The Registrar assured the august visitor that the Board would do the needful immediately a decision is reached at the inter-governmental level.
He said, “JAMB as an agent of government is always ready to actualize the dreams and aspirations of the Nigerian government in assisting The Gambia. We would faithfully carry out government’s directives as soon as these are communicated to the Board.”
Credit: JAMB
