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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, yesterday, conducted a promotional examination for 6,000 directorate cadre staff under the Federal Civil Service Commission. For candidates in the Federal Capital Territory, the computer-based test was held at the JAMB CBT centre in Kogo, Bwari Area Council. Speaking with journalists during the exercise, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, […]
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to halt the plan by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, to implement Computer-Based Testing, CBT, for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, warning that the initiative could trigger widespread academic failure, psychological distress, and even fatalities among students. The decision followed the […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has approved the extension of the 2025 admissions deadline for public universities from Friday, October 31, 2025, to Monday, November 17, 2025. The board announced this in a statement by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. He explained that the decision became necessary due to emergent and […]
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has announced the official opening of its student loan application portal for the 2025/2026 academic session, providing access to financial support for students across tertiary institutions in the country. The agency said the application window will run from Thursday, October 23, 2025, to Saturday, January 31, 2026. This is contained […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has debunked claims by a news platform that the UTME, ‘JAMB’ examination is no longer a prerequisite for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.” A statement by JAMB’s Director of Public Affairs and Protocols, Dr Fabian Benjamin said the information was malicious, insisting that the Minister of Education, […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Special Committee on Examination Infractions (SCEIi) has presented its report to the examination body, exposing how technology-driven malpractice is undermining Nigeria’s admission process. Presenting the report in Abuja to the Registrar of the Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, Chairman of the Committee, Jake Epelle, said the team uncovered 4,251 […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has inaugurated a special committee to investigate cases of technology-driven malpractice detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Inaugurating the 23-member Special Committee on Examination Infraction on Monday in Abuja, JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, decried the rising sophistication of exam fraud, revealing that the results of 6,458 […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unveiled stringent new conditions for the admission of candidates below the age of 16 into Nigerian universities for the 2025/2026 academic session. The move, which follows a broader policy framework announced by the Federal Government, aims to curb the rising trend of underage enrolment in tertiary institutions […]
Following the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, political analyst Bayo Ayanga has absolved the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) of blame, citing instead what he described as a broader collapse in educational values and discipline among students and institutions. The results, made public by the Head of WAEC’s […]
No fewer than 9,469 admissions across 20 tertiary institutions nationwide have been flagged as fake by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for the 2024 academic session. According to the board, the admissions were conducted outside the popular Central Admission Processing System, popularly known as CAPS. According to the list obtained from JAMB, Kano State […]
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