The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released detailed guidelines for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, registration process, along with a list of common challenges candidates may encounter The Board made the announcement via its official X handle on Sunday, saying that the development aims to assist prospective candidates in preparing for…
No fewer than 17 officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) are facing prosecution for aiding 15,000 students in forging admission letters to qualify for participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. The Registrar of the JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, made the revelation on Monday during the 2025 Batch C Pre-Mobilisation…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the temporary closure of its portal for uploading the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. The measure is aimed at resolving technical issues affecting candidates who had earlier uploaded the initially released results. JAMB announced on X that it has temporarily closed the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed universities across to henceforth submit its matriculation lists. This directive follows a standing order from the Federal Ministry of Education, which requires all tertiary institutions to submit their matriculation lists as part of measures to curb illegal admissions. JAMB stated it will withhold approval for admissions…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has commended Master Okeke Chinedu Christian Ngaji for emerging as the top scorer in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), with an impressive score of 375. In a statement issued through the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Ezechi Chukwu, the President General of…
Controversies have continued to trail the case involving one Basola Jamiu Owodunni, a civil engineering student, who graduated from the Federal University of Technology Akure ((FUTA) with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.41 in 2024. This as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it did not approve his admission. JAMB maintained that…
The future of young bright graduate of Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) is in serious jeopardy. Jamiu Bashola, who graduated with 4.41 CGPA, was allegedly detained after the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) declared his admission fake during NYSC verification. His case has drawn wide public attention following reports…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed June 28 for mop up test for candidates not captured in previous exams. Those to participate in the exam include the spill-over candidates and those who failed biometric verification during the main exercise. The board said the exercise is an effort to uphold its commitment to…
The resit of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) commenced Friday, May 16, with several candidates missing their examinations. The students, however, have a chance at rescheduling their examination, a new information released by the coordinating body, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) confirms. In a short statement released on Friday, JAMB urged…
Prof. Oloyede After admitting to glitches, the making of the examination body, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said on Wednesday that a total of 379,997 candidates in the five states of the South East geographical zone and Lagos, who were affected by the glitches in the 2025…
