Tag: JAMB
JAMB issues important update to 2026 UTME candidates
In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by the Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, the Board stressed that once candidates complete…
Admission fraud rocks UNN as lower-ranked candidates replace top scorers
According to the Board, each category is guided by ranking, with higher-ranked candidates required to be admitted first before others…
2026 UTME Registration Opens: What every candidate needs to know
JAMB announced on its official X account that the information is to help candidates prepare for registration.
JAMB releases guidelines for 2026 UTME registration
Candidates are advised to ensure that their personal details, including National Identification Number (NIN), email address, and A-Level results, are…
JAMB candidates to undergo drug tests before enrollment
The NDLEA has announced that students seeking admission into tertiary institutions will now be screened for drug use, as part…
JAMB flags thousands of illegal admissions nationwide
JAMB has announced that it flagged a total of 2,658 admissions as illegal for the 2024/2025 academic year. These admissions…
JAMB fires back over alleged profile suspension
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed reports alleging that it suspended the profile of a candidate, Monsuru…
JAMB explains why Mathematics was removed from Arts admission criteria
The new policy is expected to take effect from the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cycle.
FG breaks silence on viral report scrapping JAMB for admissions
The Federal Government has broken its silence on viral claims that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is no…
JAMB counters fake report, insists on UTME for all admissions
statement, JAMB’s Director of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, described the report as false and misleading. He said…
JAMB puts 176 underage high scorers through tough admission tests
The screening panel included representatives from the Federal Ministry of Education, National Universities Commission (NUC), Vice Chancellors, and the Gifted
JAMB issues fresh instruction to 2025 UTME candidates
“All UTME candidates are strongly advised to urgently re-upload their 2025 WAEC SSCE results via any accredited JAMB centre to…
JAMB issues fresh directives to varsities over 2025 admissions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria to conclude their 2025…
JAMB to screen 500 underage candidates for admission
He said that out of 41,027 underage candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, only a small number met the…
Okeke’s admission mess: JAMB refuses to back down
The controversy centres on Okeke, who reportedly claimed Lagos as his state of origin in his 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Breaking: JAMB releases admission cut-off marks for Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges
According to a statement released by JAMB on Tuesday, universities across the country would require a minimum score of 150…
JAMB: Five ring-leaders of admission fraud syndicate under prosecution
JAMB revealed that the syndicate’s activities implicated a total of 17,417 candidates flagged as beneficiaries.
UTME mop-up results out as JAMB exposes 17,000 students caught in fake admission scandal
In a statement on Sunday, JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed that results have been…
JAMB announces date for 2025 UTME Mop-up Exam for 96,838 candidates
JAMB said the mop-up exam would be conducted in 183 centres across the country, while a number of additional candidates…
JAMB breaks silence on viral exam reprint messages
Additionally, it said a mop-up examination is being planned exclusively for candidates who missed both the main and resit examinations…
2025 UTME broke record no one saw coming: Best in 12 years
According to a comparative analysis of UTME results from 2013 to 2025, a total of 17,025 candidates—representing 0.88% of the…
2025 UTME resit: JAMB withdraws over 3,000 results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn the results of over 3,000 candidates who participated in the 2025…
CBT under siege: Hackers infiltrate JAMB Servers, 20 suspects nabbed
Investigations uncovered that several members of the hacking network are owners of private schools and tutorial centres, who operated what…
JAMB drops fresh announcement for candidates who missed 2025 UTME
Disclosing this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, said the fresh mop-up would…
JAMB announces date for release of re-sit UTME results
The candidates are those affected by the technical and human errors glitch in the 2025 UTME.
JAMB’s fiasco is horrible, but it’s not unexampled
But, as I will show shortly, what happened in Nigeria is not unprecedented in the world. It also does not…
JAMB more credibile than Peter Obi, Tunde Bakare, Paul Enenche – Reno Omokri
"In light of this, Nigerians should understand that what JAMB did took courage. Courage that is in short supply in…
JAMB reveals huge number of candidates affected by Technical scoring glitch
According to the Registrar, the issue stemmed from a software update applied to a segment of JAMB’s computer-based testing system—referred…
ASUU to sue JAMB over UTME mass failure
"I am not against the board punishing those found guilty of exam malpractice but JAMB should not, because of these…
Breaking: JAMB confesses to shocking errors amidst UTME disaster
According to JAMB, another 334,560 candidates (17.11%) scored between 200 and 249, positioning them in the moderate performance bracket.