The aspiration of an 18-year-old Ogun State teenager, Esther Abiona of becoming a medical laboratory scientist in one of the country’s top-tier hospitals may be a pipe dream because she has been unable to successfully register for the United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as a result of having incomplete fingers for biometrics. According to the Head of Public Affairs and …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it has dismissed two of its staff for gross misconduct. In a statement on Wednesday, the board gave the names of the dismissed staff as Mr Bilyaminu Ishaku and Mr Andrew Anebi Candidus, both from JAMB office in Makurdi, Benue State. It explained that the action was the fallouts of the …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the registration of applicants for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by one week from 15 February. JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin said on Wednesday in Abuja that the sale of ePINs would end on Monday, 20 February, while the UTME registration ends on 22 …

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede has said that the board is not considering an extension of registration for the 2023 registration of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) over the Naira crisis. Last week, JAMB said that it would not extend the 14 February deadline for the 2023 UTME registration, but had to reiterate …

The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has said that the board is targeting 1.8 million candidates to register for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) in the country and there will be no extension after 14 February. While inspecting Computer Based Test centres in Ilorin, Oloyede said, “while it is expected that …

At least 92,490 candidates have been registered by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to sit for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Also, at least 67,328 candidates registered for the mock examination, according to a weekly bulletin published by the office of the JAMB Registrar in Abuja. JAMB started its registration on Saturday, 14 January and it …

Admission aspirants have been promised a trouble-free 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The admissions procedure will start on February 14 as the board has recently finalised its preparations. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede provided the assurance while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos, outside of …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, 29th April 2023 for the conduct of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). It will end on Monday, 12th May 2023. At the end of its management meeting on Tuesday, JAMB rolled out other major dates for its activities in 2023. The Board approved the commencement of registration for …

…sets record at Deeper Life High School Sixteen-year-old Somtochukwu Ekwochi in the May/June 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) , according to the results recently released by the West African Examinations Council. Simply known as Somto, she recorded A1 in all her nine subjects. A member of the 2022 graduating class of Deeper Life High School, Lagos campus, Somto also …

The recent lowering of cut-off marks for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been received with mixed feelings by university lecturers in the South-South. While majority of them described the new decision as counter-productive and dangerous, others see it a welcome development and being inclusive. The university teachers expressed their feelings on …