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...
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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...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Federal Government has declared that any admission into tertiary institutions conducted outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) is illegal. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this declaration at the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja....
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has raised concerns about the authenticity of the result of Chinedu Okeke, the top scorer in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Okeke scored 375, the highest score in the examination, and applied for Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lagos. According...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Government has officially fixed the minimum entry age into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions at 16. Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this declaration on Tuesday while speaking at the ongoing Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja. The Minister...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted on June 28. The board also provided an update on its ongoing crackdown on a widespread fake admission letter syndicate. JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that over 80% of candidates eligible for the nationwide mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) failed to turn up for the exam. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, attributed the low turnout to intensified security measures targeting impersonators and exam cheats. “We...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, June 28, 2025, for the conduct of a mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 96,838 candidates. In a statement released on Sunday by the Public Communications Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board said...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recommended tough penalties for 11 Computer‑Based Test (CBT) centres and their registrants involved in fingerprint irregularities during registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the no-case submission filed by Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in an alleged N5.2 billion fraud case. Justice Obiora Egwuatu ruled that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has announced that the screening test for shortlisted applicants for the 77 Regular Course will be held on June 14. In a statement released on Thursday, the Academy Spokesman, Maj. Mohammad Maidawa, disclosed that the shortlist is based on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a warning to the public about fraudulent messages circulating via a spoofed version of its 66019 shortcode. These messages are instructing candidates to reprint their examination slips for a resit examination, despite having already sat for...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of its resit examination for candidates affected by the 2025 UTME technical error. The results from JAMB’s original 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination were released on May 9. An analysis showed that more...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced scholarship to Borno female indigenes who scored 250 and above in the 2025 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Zulum made the announcement on Saturday at the inauguration ceremony of new executive members of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- No fewer than 20 suspects are currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force, in Abuja, for hacking the 2025 Computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The suspects are part of...