No fewer than 40 persons have been arrested and are facing prosecution for impersonating candidates during the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed. This is as many parents and guardians are lamenting that the 6.30 am resumption time for the exam was too early for candidates, adding that many may …

A wave of anger swept through a JAMB examination centre in Ibadan, Oyo State, as frustrated candidates went on a rampage, damaging chairs and other properties. The unrest followed a reported technical fault that caused delays in the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The chaos broke out on Friday, 25 April 2025, at the Abimbola Excel School …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has officially announced a change in the commencement date of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), now scheduled to begin on Thursday, 24 April, 2025, instead of the previously slated Friday, 25 April, 2025. This development was disclosed in a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, and shared on the Board’s …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a stern warning to newly established, upgraded, and adopted tertiary institutions against engaging in illegal admissions, stressing that there will be no room for regularisation. Speaking at an interactive session with principal officers of the affected institutions on Monday in Abuja, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, emphasized that all admissions must …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Mock UTME, conducted on Thursday. This was made known in a statement in Abuja yesterday by JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin urged candidates to check their results by sending ‘MOCKRESULT’ to either 55019 or 66019 using the phone number (SIM) registered for the examination. He …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it uncovered 585 fake A-level certificates in 2025 alone, with four suspected already arrested by the police. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known during a closed-door meeting with the staff of the board. A transcript of the meeting was published in the JAMB weekly bulletin obtained by …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has stated that it has sought a stay of execution on a landmark ruling that nullified its minimum age policy around tertiary school admissions. According to a report by TheCable on Friday, JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, said the board has filed an appeal against the High Court ruling, maintaining …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says registration period for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which began on 3 February, will conclude on 8 March 2025. In a statement, JAMB Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin said the deadline had been clearly communicated in all advertisements and the official calendar for the 2025 UTME exercise. ‘We wish to inform …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates under the age of 16 can be considered for admission into tertiary institutions if they demonstrate that they are academically exceptional by scoring 80 per cent and above in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Given that the total score in the UTME is 400 marks, 80 represents a minimum score …

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has blacklisted six CBT officials for allegedly engaging in blank registration in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration. JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this on Monday while speaking with Journalists after monitoring some CBT centres in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. Oloyede said, ‘Six CBT individuals engaged by JAMB from various institutions in the …