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 …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has called on parents to stop making unfounded allegations against universities over perceived unfair denial of admission to their children. JAMB issued the advisory on Sunday via a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin following a series of complaints, including a recent case involving Mr. Godwin Nsan, who accused the University …

Indigenous payment company, Remita, has commenced the sale of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) forms. This is as the tertiary institution examination body officially announced the commencement sale of the forms on Monday. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is responsible for conducting university admission exams in Nigeria. Sales of direct entry application …

Those who insist that 16-year-olds are old enough to qualify for admission into our institutions of higher learning — if they satisfy other criteria — may have won the battle for now, but the controversy over this very sensitive issue is far from being over! Not only are the arguments against 16 years unassailable, the law, as it is, is …

A graduate of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), Adamu Sunday, has been struggling with depression after being denied enrolment in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Sunday, who completed his Economics degree in 2024, alleged that the university assigned his Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration number to another student, enabling that person to serve in his place. As …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the suspension of admissions into the Law Faculty of Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State for the 2025/26 academic session for violating regulatory procedures. The decision comes two days after the Board announced the suspension of eight universities for flouting their admission quota. A statement on Friday in Abuja by the Board’s …