Tag: JAMB
Over 200,000 UTME results released – JAMB
Thousands of candidates are still on queue to write the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, but some already know their…
2016 UTME begins Saturday
The 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will begin Saturday, 27 Feb and will “not be more than 14 days,”…
JAMB gives 48-hour extension for applicants to register
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will reopen its website between 12 midnight on Tuesday and 12 midnight on…
JAMB dismisses protests over closure of registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that protests by some candidates in Lagos and Benin over the…
Enrolment to poly, college of education on the increase – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday said that the enrolment for Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and Monotechnics…
JAMB increases Unilorin’s admission quota to 9000 – VC
Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice- Chancellor,(V-C) University of Ilorin, (Unilorin) in Kwara, on Monday said that the Joint Admissions and…
Senator pays JAMB registration fee for 1,200 students
Femi Adi/Kaduna Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District and Chairman Senate Committee on Local and Foreign debt, Senator Shehu Sani…
JAMB inspects facilities to be used as UTME centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inspected over 600 facilities nationwide for accreditation as centres for the conduct…
JAMB to commence sale of 2016 UTME forms on Aug. 31
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says arrangement has been concluded for the sale of its 2016 application documents.…
Tertiary Institutions Undermine JAMB, Conduct Post-UTME
Mr Gunsling Yarlings, the Plateau NUT Chairman, has said that tertiary institutions’ insistence on conducting post-UTME was undermining JAMB’s function…
Stakeholders Seek Uniform Admission Process Into Tertiary Institutions
In spite of the existence of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME),…
As JAMB Loses Relevance
The needless crisis precipitated by the controversial cut-off mark imposed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on candidates…
SERAP sues JAMB, UNILAG, over cut-off marks
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the University of Lagos…
Varsity admissions: JAMB finds alternative for students with low cut-off mark
Following protests at the University of Lagos, Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), said that it was set to…
Parents Protest At Unilag Over Cut-Off Mark
Emmanuel Akintubosun Aggrieved parents of candidates seeking admission into the University of Lagos (Unilag), western Nigeria, on Wednesday staged a…
NANS rejects JAMB’s 180 cut-off mark, says it has been compromised
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Southwest zone has rejected the new cut-off mark decided upon by the Joint…
JAMB: The Brilliant Ones Are Not Yet Born
The dwindling state of education in Nigeria hit a new low on Tuesday when the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB)…
JAMB puts cut-off mark at 180, Polytechnic, Colleges 150
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and stakeholders in Abuja on Tuesday adopted 180 as minimum cut-off mark for…
JAMB to determine admissions cut-off marks on July 14
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will hold its 2015 Policy meeting on July 14 to determine…
JAMB ready for all computer based exam
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that arrangements for the successful conduct of the maiden All Computer…
1.4 million students set to write 2015 JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday said that no fewer than 1.4 million candidates nationwide would write…
Kano govt. buys N17m worth of JAMB forms
The Kano State Government has approved over N17 million for the purchase of JAMB forms and training of candidates who…
Promoting Science And Technology Education In Nigeria
By Olalekan Olagunju Education has been widely described as the bedrock of national advancement and an engine room for manpower…
Hundreds of JAMB students protest in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of prospective Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB) candidates from far-flung coastal areas of the Rivers…
JAMB partners service providers to curb UTME registration irregularities
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to partner its computer-based test service providers to improve the registration…
Delta establishes computer laboratories for JAMB exams
Delta Government on Sunday said it had commenced the building of centres for Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) computer-based…
Varsity Admission: JAMB Pegs Cut Off Mark At 180
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, as well as the Federal Government have pegged the cutoff mark for admission…
JAMB: Lagos records hitch-free CBT examination
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Computer Based Test (CBT), conducted by JAMB on Saturday was hitch-free at the Federal…
Understanding The New Basic Education Curricula
By Olalekan Olagunju The word ‘curriculum’ was originally derived from the Latin word “racecourse” which implies a course of study…
JAMB: Medical Doctor Arrested For Malpractice
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, on Sunday, said it arrested a medical doctor (name withheld)…