Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has finalised all arrangements to conduct the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) slated to hold between 16th -22nd April, 2026. According to a weekly bulletin of the Board, no fewer than 2.2million candidates are expected to sit the UTME in about 966...
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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a slight adjustment to the schedule for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to a post on JAMB’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, the first session arrival time has been moved from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. The exam’s...
Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that all candidates who registered for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can now proceed to print their Examination Notification Slips. The examination is scheduled to commence from Thursday, 16th April 2026. Spokesman of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, announced...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the results of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, mock test conducted on Saturday, March 28, 2026. In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Board advised candidates to check their results by sending MOCKRESULT via...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the re-arrest of an alleged examination fraudster, Emmanuel Praise Akataka, over renewed attempts to defraud candidates through false promises of score manipulation and registration protection. At a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, following the development, Registrar of JAMB, Prof....
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of slips for candidates registered for the 2026 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination body made the announcement via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, @JAMBHQ, on Monday, urging candidates to proceed to its portal to access...
Vice-Chancellor of University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Professor Mohammed Laminu Mele, has announced that the institution matriculated 6,553 new students into its 100 and 200 level programmes for the 2025/2026 academic session. Professor Mele disclosed this on Tuesday during his welcome address at the university’s matriculation ceremony in Maiduguri. He...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB)announces plans to dismiss three staff members for selling unauthorised access to its examination portal, as it intensifies a nationwide crackdown on examination fraud ahead of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board has confirmed that two additional staff in Kaduna and...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied a report alleging that it has increased the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration fees. In a statement by its Public Communication Advisor (PCA), Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Board described the claim as “entirely unfounded,” saying that its approved fees...
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...
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...