No fewer than 10,378 candidates, who wrote the Direct Entry (DE) examination organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in 2023, currently have their admission suspended following the failure of their A-level issuing institution to submit a verification report to JAMB. In February 2023, JAMB issued an advisory to guide candidates seeking to gain admissions through Direct Entry …

A Nigerian mother identified as Iphie on her X account has called out the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over an alleged breach of her daughter’s data protection rights. She alleged that a staff member at a JAMB registration center used the phone number used to set up her daughter’s profile while registering for the JAMB examination to contact …

As registration for the Direct Entry (DE) of the 2024/2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) starts on Monday (today), the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has said that Persons Living with Disability (PLWD) would not have to pay for the examinations. While rolling out the registration process, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede announced that said that issuing free application …

The House of Representatives is setting up a committee to look into discrepancies in the remittances of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) into the coffers of the Federal Government. The decision to set up the committee followed the non-reconciliation discovered in the books of the examination body and the account of the Office of the Accountant General of …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Monday, increased the registration fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to N7,700 and N6,200. The increment was made known by the examination body on its X handle while announcing the commencement of registration for the 2024 UTME/Direct Entry. “This is to inform all prospective 2024 UTME/DE candidates that the creation …

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has excluded diagrams, illustrations and maps in test items meant for the conduct of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates with disabilities. JAMB revealed this yesterday in its weekly bulletin by its public communication advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin. The bulletin disclosed that JAMB registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, dropped this hint in …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has welcomed the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, saying the exam body will be vindicated. Last Wednesday, the Senate agreed to investigate an allegation of admission racketeering in the nation’s universities, following a motion moved by Senator Onyeka Nwebonyi (Ebonyi North). Nwebonyi, who cited admission travails of …

The Senate has launched an investigation into allegations of admission racketeering in universities across the country, following a motion by Senator Onyeka Nwebonyi (Ebonyi North) during Wednesday’s plenary. The Red Chamber further asked the committees to summon the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, and the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Ishaq Oloyede. In his motion, Nwebonyi alleged that university …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unveiled 10 fresh requirements for the admission of foreign students to Nigerian universities, according to Sunday PUNCH. According to the examination board, the new requirements supersede the earlier requirements released by the board in November 2019. The new requirements were contained in a memo obtained by the Punch on Saturday in Abuja …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have said that existing laws and punishments are “not strong enough and old” to deter Nigerians from certificate forgery. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede; and NYSC’s Director-General, Brigadier-General Yusha’u Ahmed, both raised the concern during a radio town hall meeting against the upsurge of certificate forgery …