Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) closes on 26 February, warning prospective candidates that no extension will be granted under any circumstance. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the examination body says the sale of e-PINs, which...
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University of Jos (UNIJOS) on Thursday matriculated over 8,000 fresh students for the 2025/2026 academic session, including 75 international students drawn from 20 African countries, highlighting the institution’s commitment to globalisation and academic competitiveness. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Tanko Ishaya, disclosed this during the matriculation ceremony held...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the selection of examination towns for candidates registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who intend to sit the examination in Ekiti State. In a statement issued by the Board’s spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, explained that the suspension was...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned candidates and the general public against what it described as a deliberate distortion of its registration guidelines for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE). The Board’s spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said in a statement on Wednesday...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially opened registration for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session. The announcement was made via the Board’s X handle on Tuesday night. “UTME is open to suitably qualified candidates for admission...
In recent days, an avalanche of sensational allegations has been deliberately rehashed against Hon. Oboku Abonsizibe Oforji, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies. Carefully choreographed, emotionally charged, and aggressively circulated, these claims are not the product of investigative rigour or civic concern. Rather, they...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the official registration guidelines for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), outlining key steps and mandatory requirements for prospective candidates. The board released the details of the guidelines in a post issued via its X handle @HQJAMB on Saturday. The...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Thursday, conducted a promotional examination for over6,000 Directorate cadre staff under the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. For candidates in the FCT, the computer-based test (CBT) was held at the JAMB CBT center in Kogo, Bwari Area Council. Speaking with...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for the completion of 2025 admissions into public universities from Friday, 31st October 2025, to Monday, 17th November, 2025. According to the Board, the decision followed emergent and compelling circumstances, including a court order...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday conducted promotional examination for junior workers under the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. About 450 junior staff participated in the computer based test examination at Ade-Ola International School, Kubwa – a suburb in...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of 85 underage candidates (those who were less than 16 years old by September 2025), who successfully completed the comprehensive screening process established by the Board for exceptional admission. In a press statement on Monday, JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has debunked claims by a news platform that the UTME, ‘JAMB’ examination is no longer a prerequisite for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.” A statement by JAMB’s Director of Public Affairs and Protocols, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said the information was malicious, insisting...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday screened 176 exceptional underage candidates who scored high marks in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The screening exercise, designed to ensure that only outstanding and well-prepared candidates below the age of 16 are considered for admission into tertiary institutions...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has received a report from its Special Committee on Examination Infractions (SCEI), exposing how technology-driven malpractice was undermining Nigeria’s admission process. Presenting the report on Monday in Abuja to the JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Jake Epelle revealed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a special committee to investigate cases of technology-driven malpractice detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Inaugurating the 23-member Special Committee On Examination Infraction on Monday in Abuja, JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, decried...
Sokoto State Government has disclosed spending N4.7 billion over the past two years to cover registration fees for students taking external examinations, ensuring access regardless of their families’ financial lcircumstances. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, the state’s Commissioner for Basic...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will begin screening for over 500 exceptional candidates below 16 years of age seeking admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session between September 22 and 26. The exercise will be conducted by a special technical committee...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has rolled out stringent procedures for screening of exceptional Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), candidates, who are still under the age of 16 years for admission into Nigerian universities in the 2025/2026 academic session. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq...
Former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have agreed to explore an out-of-court settlement in a N5.2 billion fraud case. During a recent court session, Ojerinde’s lawyer, Eteya Ogana, informed Justice Obiora...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that the Lagos State University (LASU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), and University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) are the most preferred Nigerian universities for the 2025 admissions. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during...