The lady said her challenges started from the first and second semesters… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a recent graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Omobolanle Adenle, who was one of the graduands at the 45th Convocation of the university held earlier this month, has narrated her ordeal as an undergraduate. The female graduate … Read more
JAMB said that it would soon start the sale of application documents and registration for the 2022 UTME and Direct Entry EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has insisted that all prospective candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be required to acquire their National Identification Number … Read more
JAMB has introduced two new subjects to UTME. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has introduced two new science subjects of Physical and Health Education and Computer Studies as Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) subjects. Registrar of the JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at the weekend after receiving … Read more
The covert admissions were perpetrated from 2017 to 2020 by the affected institutions… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede has disclosed that the examination board uncovered 706,189 illegal admissions by universities, Colleges of Education, polytechnics and other allies. Oloyede, who made the disclosures … Read more
JAMB has established that it does not award “preferential cut-off marks” to students in any region. JAMB has nullified El-Rufai’s claim on making northern students lazy by giving preferential treatment. Recall that Kaduna State Governor, northwest Nigeria, Nasir El-Rufai, had stated that lower cut-off marks for Northern candidates have made them lazy. EkoHotBlog reports that … Read more
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State had claimed that JAMB gives “preferential scores” to students in Northern Nigeria… The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has insisted stated that it does not give “preferential cut-off marks” to students who take the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from the northern part of Nigeria. Recall that Governor … Read more
JAMB had recently cancelled the national cut-off mark system Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to stop giving “preferential scores” to students in Northern Nigeria. The Governor said it was wrong for the students in the North who sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination … Read more
JAMB has handed over a 19-year-old candidate to the police. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Friday, handed over a 19-year-old candidate in the just concluded 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Chinedu Ifesinachi John, to police for investigation. It was learnt that the UTME candidate had claimed he scored … Read more
A Lagos student has emerged as the best 2021 UTME candidate. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a candidate from Lagos State, Monwuba Chibuikem, has emerged as the best candidate at the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with a score of 358. The emergence of Chibuikem as the best candidate was disclosed via a document shared by … Read more
JAMB has cancelled general cut-off marks and announced a new method for admission into tertiary institutions. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions across the country. The Board, however, gave tertiary institutions the freedom to set their individual minimum benchmarks for admission. … Read more
JAMB will today release the 2021 admission cut-off marks. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will today hold a meeting with heads of tertiary institutions, to fix the minimum cut-off mark for 2021/2022 admissions. The cut-off marks will decide the fate of over 1.4 million candidates who wrote the 2021 Unified … Read more
JAMB has announced a date to fix the 2021/2022 admissions cut-off marks. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and heads of tertiary institutions will on August 31, 2021, at a policy meeting, fix the minimum cut-off mark for 2021/2022 admissions. This was made known via the JAMB weekly bulletin released by … Read more
JAMB has released Mop-Up UTME results. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of over 17,000 candidates who sat for the Mop-Up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) last Friday. The Mop-Up UTME was conducted in some selected Computer-Based Test Centres (CBT) across the country. EKO HOT … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the mop-up UTME for more than 18,000 candidates across the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled examination for more than 18,000 candidates who experienced biometric verification challenges and those who genuinely missed the … Read more
The examinations board said its action followed the consideration and further approval of the recommendations of the investigators… The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cleared and released 14,620 results of candidates in the just-concluded 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB said the results released were those of candidates under investigation, adding that … Read more
“Our own work is that of making laws, to legislate; we have identified two major areas that we need to go into the process of amending the act establishing JAMB. That’s the area of support we will give. The Senate Committee on Basic Education has said it will pursue the amendment of the law establishing … Read more
The court ordered that Ojerinde must deposit his international passport with the court registrar. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the former Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Adedibu Ojerinde, bail. The Federal High Court granted Ojerinde bail on Thursday in the sum of … Read more
Ojerinde pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered that a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Adedibu Ojerinde, be remanded in prison custody, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling, ordered that Ojerinde … Read more
“But this is expected. In Nigeria, we think we do not live in a global community. All informed education experts understand why it is so.“ EKO HOT BLOG reports that JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, has explained the reason behind the poor performance of candidates in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB Registrar, … Read more
He described his result as a masterpiece when viewed against the poor results obtained by the majority of both public and private school students who sat for the examination throughout the country. The Osun State Government has expressed delight and satisfaction over the feat recorded by a 19-year-old private school student, Abdulwasiu Kamarudeen, who scored … Read more