The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced an extension of the registration deadline for candidates seeking Direct Entry (DE) admission into universities. A statement on Sunday by the Head of Public Affairs/Protocol, Mr Fabian Benjamin stated that the Board is postponing the continuation of DE registrations which was earlier scheduled to close on 20th April, but was extended …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the 2023 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). It was earlier fixed for next Thursday, but has now been shifted to Thursday, 30 March. “The shift in date is partly owing to the change in the date for the Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly Elections earlier scheduled to hold on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and tertiary education stakeholders have fixed a minimum cut0ff mark of 140 for 2022 admission into the nation’s universities, while that of polytechnics and colleges of education is 100. The 2022 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Degree, Nigerian Certificate of Education and National Diploma in Abuja on Thursday, which was chaired by Education …

When everyone had hoped that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would call off its strike, it extended it by a whopping three months, to the consternation and bewilderment of students, parents and concerned citizens! The ongoing ASUU strike had started with a four-week warning strike on 14th February 2022. True to its threat that it would roll-over the …