Why JAMB is recording tremendous success now – Dibia
ABUJA- APPOINTMENT of non career politician to head the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB,is the reason for its turnaround, an educationists and author, Barrister Emma Dibia,has said.
2020 UTME: JAMB registers 700,000 candidates in 2 weeks
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 700,000 candidates have so far been registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide in two weeks.
2020 UTME: Security agencies to prosecute erring CBT centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) in Nasarawa State says it has placed security agencies on alert to arrest and prosecute individuals and CBT centres charging above stipulated amount for registration of prospective candidates. Mr Sunday Aladegbaye, the board’s zonal Coordinator in the state, said this on Friday in Lafia during a courtesy visit […]
UTME Registration: Skip one bottleneck, step into another
By Adesina Wahab, Adeola Badru and James Ogunnaike Not a few candidates, parents and guardians heaved a sigh of relief when the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, shifted the use of National Identity Number, NIN, for registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME till next year. Their relief was because of the agonising […]
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 […]
UTME: JAMB withdraws 11 centres’ licenses for charging exorbitant amount
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn licenses from 11 centres for charging candidates exorbitant amounts in the ongoing 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) registration. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the board, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday, at an interactive session with stakeholders. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
JAMB threatens to sanction e-PIN outlets over fraud, arrests five agents
ABUJA- THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB, has threatened to sanction its e-PIN outlet agents found involved in fraudulent practices.
2020 UTME: Remita recommended for JAMB ePINs purchase
Prospective candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria can now easily purchase their Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ePINs using Remita, the leading electronic payment platform, in a fast and reliable manner. This follows a recent announcement by the examination body of the commencement of the 2020 UTME form ePIN sales from January 13 […]
NIMC takes NIN enrollment to 195 post-basic schools in Jigawa
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Jigawa office, said it had concluded arrangements to take the National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment to 195 post-basic schools in the state. The state NIMC Coordinator, Alhaji Aminu Jakada, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Tuesday that the exercise was scheduled to commence on Jan. […]
ICYMI: 2020 UTME: JAMB to commence registration today, January 13
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that the date for the sales of its registration documents for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) still stands, despite the suspension of the NIN. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria […]
Parents, candidates commend JAMB for suspending use of NIN
Some parents and candidates on Saturday commended the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) for suspending the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). They told the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in separate interviews in Lagos, that the suspension would ease the stress and hardship candidates were […]
