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2024 UTME: VCs, others peg minimum admissible score of universities at 140

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 19, 2024

On Thursday, stakeholders in the education sector approved 140 as the National Minimum Tolerable UTME Score (NTMUS), popularly known as the cut-off mark for 2024 admission into the nation’s universities, and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively. According to JAMB

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JAMB Releases 2024 UTME Supplementary Results

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 28, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued the results of candidates who took the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held on Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd, 2024. The supplementary examination was held for 28,835 applicants who were unable to be biometrically authenticated during the main 2024 UTME and hence

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JAMB releases more results, reschedules UTME exam for 24,535 candidates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 3, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has rescheduled the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, or UTME, for 24,535 students. JAMB rescheduled the UTME due to significant noncompliance with its requirements in the affected candidates’ centres. The board also instructed affected candidates to print their supplementary Examination

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JAMB: Reactions as 174 Students of Deeper Life School Score over 300 in 2024 UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 11, 2024

Deeper Life High School set a remarkable standard in academic success, after it announced that 174 of its students nationwide scored 300 and  higher in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation  Examination  (UTME). The achievement was published on the school’s official Facebook page, emphasizing their students’ outstanding performance despite the overall

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JAMB responds, “It’s fake,” to lady who says she got her UTME score without taking exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has refuted a viral claim alleging that an unidentified lady obtained a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME score without taking part in the examination. An online platform reported that a Facebook user, Gozie, raised an alarm, stating that a lady who did not sit for the UTME exams received her […]

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Abdulrazaq visits Kwara school with 35 students who scored 300 and higher in UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

Kwara Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq visited the school with 35 top scores from the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Scenes from the governor’s visit to Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College in Ilorin were uploaded on Monday via the state government’s X handle. During the visit, Abdulrazaq congratulated the 35 students who scored

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2024 UTME: Some candidates with high scores may not gain admission – JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has clarified why certain candidates may not be admitted despite their excellent results on the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Fabian Benjamin, the Board’s spokesman, spoke on Arise Television on Monday. “Admission is contingent upon the cut-off marks set by schools and specific departments. “There

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2024 UTME: Be careful of any candidate showing a printed result slip – JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 3, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has warned the public to be wary of any candidate displaying a printed result slip from the just conducted 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, issued the warning on Wednesday in Abuja, stating that the results are not available on paper, as some […]

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Top highlights from the 2024 UTME results

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 1, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed the results of candidates who took part in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with 64,624 results being investigated. According to Oloyede, 1,989,668 individuals registered for the examinations, which were held in 118 locations across 774 Computer Based Test Centres (CBT). According

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JAMB reports that over 70% of candidates scored below 200 in the UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 30, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed the results of candidates who took the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with 64,624 results being investigated. Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the board registrar, made the announcement during a news conference in Bwari on Monday. According to Mr Oloyede, 1,989,668 individuals registered for the

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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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Reps request a two-week extension for UTME registration from JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 2, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been directed by the House of Representatives to extend the registration period for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by a period of two weeks. The resolution came after Rep. Hassan Shinkafi (PDP-Zamfara) adopted a motion of urgent public interest during Thursday’s session in Abuja.

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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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APC leader purchases WAEC, UTME forms for 600 students in Osun

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 28, 2024

The free registration forms for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) have benefited no fewer than 600 students in the Ejigbo local government area of Osun State. One of the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) leaders, Ayodele Asalu, bought the forms so that the students might further advance

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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