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...
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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...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it would conduct additional mop-up examinations for candidates who missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with key stakeholders to address the challenges encountered during the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said there was no secret plot by the board to shortchange the South East. Prof. Oloyede, therefore, dismissed claims of conspiracy theories against a part of the country following the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The South East Caucus in the House of Representatives has called for outright cancellation of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), requesting that a new date be fixed for a fresh UTME examination across the country. In a statement, Caucus leader, Igariwey Iduma Enwo...
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Ebonyi has described the resit of the 2025 University Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as “inactive”. The group in collaboration with the Southeast Human Rights Civil Society Situation Room made the statement during a one-day match to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation...
South East Senate Caucus has expressed worries over the recent UTME examination glitch in some centres in Lagos and in the whole of South-East. The caucus, in a statement issued by its Chairman, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe on Saturday in Abuja, described the development as curious and highly suspicious. He...
Information Technology experts have attributed the recent technical glitch experienced during the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination to inadequate testing of the system. The experts spoke during a television broadcast monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday night. The experts said that the system...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has postponed the 77 Regular Course screening test earlier scheduled for May. 24. The Academy Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammad Maidawa made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Maidawa said the postponement was due to a...
The House of Representatives says it will investigate the alleged technical error responsible for the mass failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion of Urgent Matter of Public Importance by Rep. Adewale Adebayo (PDP-Osun) at plenary...
A former Anambra governor and 2023 Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has decried the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination glitch. He expressed concerns over the recent technical glitches that marred the release of results, affecting nearly 380,000 candidates across the country. The News...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has apologize to Nigerians over candidates performances in 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as it admitted that the error that it was due to technical glitches.. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched an investigation into the alleged technical glitches, following widespread complaints about poor performance in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by the Board’s Public Communication...
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has clarified that the performance statistics for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are in line with results recorded over the past 12 years. Addressing public concerns about this year’s outcome, Oloyede explained that the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr,has restated the commitment of the Fund in providing inclusive access to loan by all students who gained admission through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Sawyerr gave the assurance in...
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the statistical analysis of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The statistical analysis was released on Monday via the board’s official X handle. From the statistics released, out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, more...