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JAMB extends the registration deadline for 2024 direct entry

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 26, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for direct entry would be extended to a later date. In an interview on Thursday, the board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, stated that the decision to delay the direct entrance registration deadline to a

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UTME: JAMB to refund registration fees to deserving visually-impaired candidates

Angel Ojonugwa April 23, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Post) – Prof. Olarenwaju Fagbohun, Lagos Coordinator, JAMB Equal Opportunity Group, says the board will refund fees paid by deserving visually-impaired candidates for the purchase of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME forms.Olarenwaju, a former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), gave the assurance at the Distance

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JAMB penalise officials who require candidates to remove their hijab

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 22, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sanctioned some accredited officials who demanded that a hijab-wearing candidate during Saturday’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination remove her hijab. Officials at one of the examination centres in Lagos asked that the applicant remove her hijab before entering the examination hall. “The board deeply

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JAMB orders arrest of parents found near CBT centres during the UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 18, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has issued an order to arrest any parent found near any of the Computer-Based Test facilities during the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, made this announcement in Abuja on Thursday. The board stated that the directive became necessary as a result of some

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Police, JAMB warn UTME applicants about fake websites

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 13, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and the police have urged applicants preparing for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to avoid fake websites. The two organisations issued the warning during a joint news conference in Abuja on Saturday. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force’s Public Relations Officer, stated that several phoney websites had

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JAMB instructs candidates to print notification slips ahead of the exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 11, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has advised that applicants who have registered for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations print their examination notification slips. The board announced this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. He stated that the 2024 UTME notification slip, which included the date,

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2024 UTME: How to print or reprint JAMB exam slip

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 10, 2024

The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) has informed that applicants for 2024 can now print or reprint their exam slip.JAMB issued the slips on April 10th, 2024. Having the exam slip is necessary because it contains important information such as the exam date, time, and venue. Here’s How to print slip Option 1: JAMB exam […]

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2024 UTME: Over 260,000 candidates participate in Mock-UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 7, 2024

On Thursday, at least 260,000 candidates took part in this year’s Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock UTME), which was held at 793 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across the country. Professor Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB’s Registrar/Chief Executive, made the announcement after attending the mock exam at multiple venues in Abuja. According to the

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2024 UTME: JAMB outlines requirements inside the examination hall

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has encouraged applicants taking the 2024 Mock-UTME on March 7 to bring a regular HP pencil with them to the test venue if they want to do numerical analysis. This clarification was required in response to a series of questions from candidates and the general public on whether […]

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Nigeria must transition from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one, says Dangote

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa and CEO of the Dangote Group, has given Nigeria the mission of converting its resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one. As part of the events planned for the 38th convocation of Bayero University, Kano, Mr. Dangote made the suggestion in a pre-convocation lecture. He said, “Given the tremendous […]

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Lagos lawmaker sponsors 150 youths to obtain UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 2, 2024

LAGOS (Scholar Sundiata) – On Wednesday, 150 indigent students were sponsored by Lagos lawmaker Mr. Rasheed Shabi, who represents Lagos Mainland area II, to get free registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) in the constituency. habi stated that the donation was made to enable indigent students to continue their studies during the event

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JAMB CBT manager arrested for engaging in an online chat with 15-year-old candidate 

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

A manager of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Computer-Based Test (JAMB CBT) has been placed under arrest after it is alleged that she used information obtained during the 15-year-old candidate’s exam registration to engage in an online chat with her. The issue came to light soon after the registration procedure when the candidate’s mother—who […]

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10,378 DE students’ admission suspended by JAMB due to unsuccessful verification

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

10,378 students who took the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Direct Entry exam in 2023 now have their admission status suspended since their A-level issuing institution failed to submit to JAMB a verification report. A guide for applicants hoping to get admitted through Direct Entry for the 2023–2024 academic year was released by JAMB in February 2023.

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2024 UTME: NIN details present difficulties for candidates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 26, 2024

Prospective applicants have voiced frustration over their inability to link their phone lines with their National Identification Number (NIN) or “incorrect” information contained in their NIN details, just a few days after the sale of forms for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) began. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)

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JAMB accuses private schools of mismanaging UTME candidates data and extorting them

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 23, 2024

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), claims that certain private secondary schools are extorting candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Oloyede made the claim on Monday’s Sunrise Daily show on Channels Television. Oloyede voiced concern over the worrying trend of schools collecting

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UTME: JAMB Pays CBT Centres Over N98 Million, Registers 141,018 Candidates in a Week

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 22, 2024

104,018 candidates have been registered overall, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), as registration for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) opened last Friday. In light of this, the Board reported N3.030 billion in financial inflow for the first week, as reported in its weekly bulletin. The […]

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Philanthropist distributes free JAMB forms to indigent students in Katsina

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 22, 2024

A Katsina based philanthropist and stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Tukur Tingilin, has distributed 300 JAMB forms to indigent candidates in Malumfashi and Kafur Local Government Areas of the state. Tingilin, who also sponsored 50 students for the National Examination Council (NECO), made this known in an interview with the News […]

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UTME: JAMB approves 747 CBT centres for registration, examination

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

For the 2024 UTME exercise, which is set to start on Monday, 747 Computer Based Test (CBT) Centres have been certified by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The board announced this in a bulletin published in Abuja by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the board’s Public Communication Advisor (PAC). Only 747 of the 907 CBT […]

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UTME: JAMB introduces verbal and cognitive reasoning test for DE candidates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 11, 2024

Candidates for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) direct entry exam will now be required to take verbal and cognitive reasoning tests. In a virtual conference with the commissioners of education from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, revealed this information. Oloyede explained that

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Nigerian Community Responds to the Killing of a 19-Year-Old Student by Canadian Police

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 4, 2024

In response to the death of 19-year-old Afolabi Stephen, a Nigerian student, on December 31, 2023, at the hands of Canadian police, members of the Nigerian Association of Manitoba have asked for calm. According to a statement the Winnipeg, Manitoba Police Department made public on its website, its officers responded to a report of a […]