EFCC witness says JAMB officer, boss failed to remit N36.5m revenue
An EFCC witness, Stanley Ani, on Tuesday told an FCT High Court, N36.5 million was not remitted to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as revenue. The EFCC charged Mrs Philomina Chieshe, a revenue officer with the board and her boss, Samuel Umoru, the state coordinator in Makurdi office, with eight counts bordering on […]
Compulsory use of NIN for 2021 UTME: Reps urge JAMB to extend registration time for prospective candidates
House of Representatives yesterday urged the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to extend the commencement year for the compulsory use of National Identification Number (NIN) for better awareness.
JAMB to create platform for candidates with 250, above scores
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will create a platform that will enable some candidates who scored 250 and above to know why they are denied placements in their respective schools of choice. Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Media and Information, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency […]
Reps to urge higher institutions to stop post JAMB/UTME screening
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to urge higher institutions in Nigeria to stop the post UTME/JAMB screening. The lawmakers said it will also mandate its committee on Tertiary Education and Services to call for a joint meeting of the Federal Ministry of Education, JAMB and National Universities Commission to develop a unified template. […]
JAMB urges 2020 UTME prospective candidates acquire NIN
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged prospective candidates for its 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to intensify efforts and ensure they were captured at the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) registration. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of […]
Over 500,000 spaces in 2018 admissions not utilised – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said over 500,000 spaces were not utilised in the 2018 admissions in tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Don’t pay any money to our staff for services, JAMB advises candidates
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has advised candidates not to pay money to any of its staff for any services. Rather, JAMB has asked the candidates to direct all payments for its services to the Treasury Single Account, TSA. “All payments on JAMB services are made directly to […]
Just in: JAMB vows to register only candidates with NIN for 2020 UTME
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has declared that only candidates with the National Identity Number (NIN) will be registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Admission regulatory body, JAMB disclosed this again on its twitter handle, JAMB said on Thursday: “All candidates wishing to take the 2020 UTME must have the National Identification […]
PHOTOS: How JAMB official replaced N20m electronic cards with cardboards
Soni Daniel – Abuja Justice Peter Affen of the FCT High Court, sitting in Abuja has been told how Aliyu Yakubu, a former Revenue Officer with the Kano State zonal office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) siphoned electronic cards worth N20 million and replacing them with cardboards in order to deceive the […]
How JAMB official replaced N20 million electronic cards with cardboards
Justice Peter Affen of the FCT High Court, sitting in Abuja has been told how Aliyu Yakubu, a former Revenue Officer with the Kano State zonal office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board siphoned elecrtonic cards worth N20 million and replacing them with cardboards in order to deceive the agency.
JAMB CBT: NYSC to train 500 students in Enugu
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Enugu State are to train no fewer than 500 students in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State on computer appreciation. The training is to prepare the students for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Computer Based Tests (CBT) currently deployed for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations […]
Missing N35m: How JAMB officials tried to bribe auditor ― Witness
…Judge Adjourns case to 2020 Soni Daniel – Abuja Fresh details have emerged as to how the duo of Samuel Saleh Umoru, Chief Accounting Officer of the Makurdi Zonal Office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB and Mrs. Philomina Chieshe, a Clerical Officer in the same office, conspired to stop the board’s auditor, […]
2020 UTME: JAMB asks candidates to get NIN
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has called on all prospective candidates for its 2020 UTME to acquire the National Identification Number(NIN). The board’s Spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin said on Tuesday that the aim was to ensure the biometric and other necessary details of a candidate were captured, to check examination malpractice. Benjamin said in […]
2019 UTME: Period for admission processes, sacrosanct – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has started the processes for placement of candidates into all tiers of tertiary institutions for the 2019/2020 academic session.
JAMB partners NIMC to harmonise data, check underage registration for UTME
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) are to harmonise data of candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to reduce cost of registration and check underage registration.
JAMB partners NIMC to harmonise data, check underage registration for UTME
he Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) are to harmonise data of candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to reduce cost of registration and check underage registration.
