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JAMB announces new date for Mock UTME

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced a new date for the 2021 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol,Fabian Benjamin noted that

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UTME Registration: JAMB launches new feature to curb exams malpractice

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abujka In its bid to reduced the menace of examination malpractice and extortion from candidates, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Thursday launched a new feature in the ongoing registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE). The examination body in a statement noted that the […]

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JAMB Registers 130,749 Candidates In Nine Days

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2021 0

As of Sunday, April 17th, 2021, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had registered a total of 130,749 candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Ex­amination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) examinations, according to their preferred examination centers. Remember that the board announced the start of registration for the 2021 UTME/DE on Thursday,

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Candidates mobile phone, major requirement for UTME DE registration – JAMB

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2021 0

*Says, email will only be required after completion of registration Doosuur Iwambe,Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has said that mobile phone is now the only major requirement for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration processes. Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed that the use of

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Illegal admission: JAMB caution Abuja university, others

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2021 0

…Advise candidates not to accept admissions done outside JAMB purview Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has cautioned against illegitimate admissions purportedly being conducted by some universities, including the University of Abuja. In a statement, Head, Public Affairs and Protocols of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, accused the

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JAMB puts 2021 UTME registration on hold over NIN

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB has postponed the registration exercise for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry initially slated to commence on Thursday, April 8. This was contained in a statement by the board’s head of media and protocol, Fabian finishing touches are put on PIN vending […]

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Introduction of NIN will curb exam malpractices, insecurity – JAMB explains

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The introduction of the use of National Identity Number (NIN) for the registration of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is meant to prevent examination malpractices and insecurity, the Joint Admission And Matriculation Board, JAMB has explained. Speaking during a virtual meeting with stakeholders and owners of Computer Based

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NIN mandatory to register for UTME – JAMB says as registration date is announced

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2021 0

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration exercise will start on Thursday, April 8, and end on Saturday, May 15, 2021. JAMB also announced the commencement of registration of candidates for the 2021 Direct Entry (DE). The statement signed by the Head, Public Affairs […]

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Registration for 2021 UTME, DE to commence on April 8, says JAMB

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Governing Board of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME will commence on April 8. The examination body in a statement disclosed that the registration exercise which will end on May 15, 2021 will run concurrently with the direct […]

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JAMB staff in trouble for extorting UTME candidates, parents

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has paraded two of its staff members for extorting money from Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates with the promise to help them secure university’s admission. The affected staff; Andy Okoro- a level 12 officer in Delta State JAMB’s office, who admitted that he

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2020/21 admissions: JAMB, institutions set June 15 deadline

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2021 0

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of various tertiary institutions in the country have agreed to conclude all 2020/2021 admissions by June 15. The board made the disclosure in a statement signed on Sunday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja, Daily Times gathered. It said that […]

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JAMB to prosecute 200 persons for impersonation

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2021 0

…Says, production will cost over N100m Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja At least 200 people involved in impersonation in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are to be prosecuted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. This is just as the examination body revealed that the production will cost the board nothing less that N100million. […]

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2021 UTME application forms not yet on sale, JAMB warns

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2021 0

…Caution parents, candidates to beware of fraudsters, rumour peddlers Doosuur iwambe, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that the 2021 Unified tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) Application Documents are not yet on sale. To this end, the examination body caution parents and candidates to be be wary of […]

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JAMB to reward 5 best performing institutions with N375 million

Ihesiulo Grace 18 December 2020 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has to reward the five best performing tertiary institutions in the nation with the sum of N375 million. Speaking during an address at the second edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance Merit Award for 2019 organized by JAMB in Abuja, the Minister of Education, […]

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JAMB: FG introduce new checks to end admission fraud

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2020 0

By Doosuur Iwambe,Abuja  The federal  government  has said that  it has put in place effective checks against incidents of identity theft in the admission process into tertiary institutions in the country. Speaking while addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, the Registrar,  Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq

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JAMB: Police officer arrested for malpractice

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2020 0

By Doosuur Iwambe A personnel of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), identified as  Mr Etim Israel, has been arrested for engaging another person to sit for him in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Israel, a constable serving  in Akwa Ibom State command of the NPF admitted  to the crime saying, he paid the sum of […]

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JAMB relaxes ban on services to cover pre-2020 candidates

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2020 0

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has lifted the ban placed on some processes on its platforms to accommodate more requests from candidates who participated in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), prior to 2020. According to Dr Fabian Benjamin JAMB Public Relations Officer of the exam board, the lift on the suspension, covered […]

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COVID-19: Safety tunnels are unnecessary — JAMB

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2020 0

At the virtual colloquium organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday, the prevention of COVID-19 was a major part of the discussion. The participants agreed that the use of safety tunnels and fumigation for the prevention of COVID-19 was a useless enterprise. It was also agreed that hand washing for at […]

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You can begin 2020/2021 admission process, JAMB tells institutions

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2020 0

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday gave heads of tertiary institutions the green light to begin the 2020/2021 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening on September 7. The board explained that the shift in the date of admission was meant to allow students sitting for the 2020 Ordinary Level examinations conducted by […]

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JAMB, varsities to discuss new 2020 admission date

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday is considering a new date for the commencement of the 2020 university admission process. A meeting with all the tertiary institutions in the country will be held today concerning the issue. READ ALSO: FG asks JAMB, tertiary institutions to proceed with…  JAMB also revealed that the […]