EFCC, Jamb The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former employee of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Olayiwola Oguntade, for allegedly defrauding the Polytechnic Ibadan Microfinance Bank of N10m. Oguntade, who worked at the Finance and Accounts Department of JAMB’s head office in Abuja, was … Read more
I hired Mercenary because I was away on special duty, says culprit Etim Isreal, a constable in Akwa Ibom state police command, has been arrested by The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for engaging the service of someone else who’s believed to be a mercenary to write the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) … Read more
The 2020/2021 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination screening will commence in Nigeria’s higher institutions on September 7. The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and Vice-Chancellors, Rectors, and Provosts of tertiary institutions on Monday. Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, who made the announcement, said the screening would now … Read more
While filling the form for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination at a cybercafé in Abeokuta, Ogun State, 16-year-old Rukayat specifically chose a Computer-Based Test centre in Ijebu-Ode. However, when she printed her slip, she was posted to a CBT centre in Zamfara State. She was devastated and sought the counsel of one of her … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday said tertiary institutions in the country could commence first and second choice admission for 2020/2021 from August 21. The examination body made this known in its 2020 admission guidelines signed by its Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede and released on Sunday by its Head of Media and … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed why hundreds of excellent candidates who scored 300 and above in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) were not given admission into any tertiary institution. According to a JAMB’s 2020 policy document, out of 2,967 candidates who scored 300 and above, 679 candidates were not … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned members of the public against falling prey of several false information going around on the 2020 admission cut-off marks. The board warned Nigerians and candidates that sat for the 2020 UTME to disregard the cut-off marks currently in circulation across various social media platforms. It, however, … Read more
The Rivers State government is treating candidates who registered for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to a kind gesture by refunding fees paid for the exam. In a statement, Commissioner for Education Prof. Kaniye Ebeku, in a statement, said the refund will be through E-payment, and urged candidates to visit the State Education Management … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), paid a courtesy visit to the JAMB State Coordinator, Mr Cyril Mozie, in Awka on Friday agreeing to facilitate the successful conduct of the March 2020 UTME examination. NAN reports that Anambra Commandant of the Corps, Mr David Bille they are in full support on the campaign … Read more
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn licences from 11 centres for charging candidates exorbitant amount in the ongoing 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations registration. Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known at an interactive session with stakeholders in Abuja on Tuesday. The registrar listed some of the centres whose … Read more
– Over 100,000 candidates who met admission requirements have been offered placements into Nigerian universities for the 2019/2020 academic session – Fabian Benjamin, Spokesman for JAMB, on Sunday, September 28, in Lagos – The board hoped to utilise 80 to 90 per cent of the available spaces for this year’s admission
– All prospective candidates for its 2020 UTME have been asked by the JAMB acquire the NIN – The board’s Spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin said on Tuesday, September 25 – Henceforth, the NIN will be compulsory for the UTME registration The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has called on all prospective candidates … Read more
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Exam Ethics Marshall International (EEMI), has voted the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, as winner of this year’s Exam Ethics Africa Leadership Impact Award. The organisation’s Founding Chairman Ike Onyechere announced this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has started the processes for placement of candidates into all tiers of tertiary institutions for the 2019/2020 academic session.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged all the tertiary institutions in the country to update their records to remain up-to-speed with the list of applicants seeking admission into their institutions, as forwarded to them by the board. Mohammed Kankia, JAMB’s zonal coordinator for Katsina state, told The Nation in his office in Katsina … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will revalidate the biometrics of all candidates who have participated in its examination in the last 10 years. This is contained in a statement by the board’s Head, Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin, issued on Sunday in Lagos. According to the statement, the revalidation has become … Read more
A High Court Maitama, FCT, has admitted Philomins Chieshe, charged with alleged “missing” N35 million belonging to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to bail in the sum of N20 million. Chieshe, a clerical officer with JAMB, was arraigned last Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside Samuel Sale Umoru, a … Read more