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of school children having little to no access to computers & the internet, a number of independent contributors have provided practice platforms with thousands of past questions to help candidates prepare and boost their performance in the actual test.
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Jamb gives admission to students whose school of choice has already confirmed as fit and qualified for admission. The only thing JAMB does is to confirm the admission and upload it on their portal then issue out JAMB admission letters to the candidates.
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