Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)

Reps charge JAMB to stay action against Mmesoma, commence investigation

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Reps charge JAMB to stay action against Mmesoma, commence investigation

The House of Representatives has urged Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to stay any punitive action against Miss Joy Mmesoma Ejikeme, accused of falsifying her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) result. THE GUARDIAN reports.Information Guide Nigeria The plea followed the adoption of a motion by Awaji-Inombek Abiante (PDP: Bayelsa) at plenary yesterday.Recall that Ejikeme … Read more

JUST IN: JAMB Bans Mmesoma From Sitting UTME For Next Three Years

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JUST IN: JAMB Bans Mmesoma From Sitting UTME For Next Three Years

The controversies trailing the result of Miss Joy Mmesoma in the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is far from abating as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has barred the candidate from sitting the examination for the next three years. INDEPENDENT reports. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Acting Director Public Affairs Department of JAMB said … Read more

How Anambra student manipulated her UTME score, deceived Nigerians: JAMB

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How Anambra student manipulated her UTME score, deceived Nigerians: JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has provided details on how UTME candidate Mmesoma Ejikeme allegedly changed her score from 249 to 362. The exam board also stated it had withdrawn her result. Peoples Gazette reports.Information Guide Nigeria Describing Ms Ejikeme’s case as the “most pathetic” for pulling the wool over Nigerians’ eyes, JAMB … Read more

Direct Entry Registration Ends May 30: JAMB

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Direct Entry Registration Ends May 30: JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the 2023 direct entry e-PIN sales would close on May 26, while registration of candidates who obtained the e-PIN will end on May 30. PeoplesGazette reports. In a statement on Tuesday, the board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said the 2023 direct entry registration, which commenced in February, was … Read more

Sudan war: JAMB to make provision for integration of returnee students into Nigerian universities

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Sudan war: JAMB to make provision for integration of returnee students into Nigerian universities

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will provide the necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities. THE GUARDIAN reports.Information Guide Nigeria Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission … Read more

UTME: JAMB Speaks On Claimed Stopping Of Muslim Students From Covenant University

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UTME: JAMB Speaks On Claimed Stopping Of Muslim Students From Covenant University

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has spoken on the alleged barring of Muslim students wearing hijab from writing the mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at Covenant University, Ogun State. THE GUARDIAN reports.Information Guide Nigeria According to Olayode Akeem, a parent of one of the applicants who went to the center with his … Read more

JAMB resumes direct entry registration

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JAMB resumes direct entry registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday announced the resumption of registration for the 2023 Direct Entry (DE) examination. THE NATION reports. It also announced new guidelines for registration. Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar who disclosed this at a news briefing on Monday in Abuja, said the DE registration would close on April … Read more

JAMB sacks two workers for alleged forgery

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JAMB sacks two workers for alleged forgery

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sacked two of its staff members for allegedly forging some documents. THE NATION reports.Information Guide Nigeria JAMB named the dismissed workers as Mr. Bilyaminu Ishaku and Mr. Andrew Anebi Candidus, from the board’s Benue State Office in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. In a statement yesterday in … Read more

JAMB shifts 2023 UTME registration till February 22

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JAMB shifts 2023 UTME registration till February 22

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration by one week, beginning yesterday (Wednesday). THE GUARDIAN reports.Information Guide Nigeria By the extension, sale of ePINs is ending on February 20, while registration terminates on February 22. The earlier schedule ended on February 14. According to the Head, … Read more

UTME: JAMB Nullifies Registration Of 817 Candidates Over Alleged Impersonation

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UTME: JAMB Nullifies Registration Of 817 Candidates Over Alleged Impersonation

817 applicants who submitted UTME applications from across the federation have been declared ineligible by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).Information Guide Nigeria At a gathering with JAMB’s stakeholders in Abuja, registrar Is-haq Oloyede announced the information. The JAMB director claimed that violations including the use of unusual biometric fingerprints throughout the registration procedure … Read more