Officers from the DSS and the Police have arrested some 20 individuals suspected of hacking into the 2025 Computer-Based Test (CBT) system of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The suspects are currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja. The arrested individuals are…
The South-East Senate Caucus has blamed “hateful politics” for the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) incident, which led to about 400,000 candidates needing to retake the examination in the region. The senators attributed the situation to “injecting hateful politics and narrow parochial considerations in both policy enunciation and its implementations.”…
All the students without exception who sat for 2025 Joint Admission Matriculation Board examination within the South Eastern Nigeria and Lagos state would be retaking their 2025 JAMB examination this Friday, May 16, 2025. The information was revealed this Thursday afternoon by the Anambra State Honourable Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor during an…
Lawyers cite Freedom of Information Act, raise alarm over record failure rates and possible software glitches Over 1.5 million candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and scored below 200 have petitioned the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), demanding the release of the questions and corresponding answers administered to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will now hold on April 24. In a statement on Saturday, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s spokesperson, said the new date was set to “accommodate essential commitments by the board and its partner agencies”. The board also advised candidates to print…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged candidates who registered for its optional Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock, to commence printing of their notification slips, ahead of the examinations holding in a week’s time. Public Communication Advisor JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, noted that…
…Implementation Ticketing Platform To Mitigate “Baseless Allegations” By Parents The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned against the practice of registering prospective candidates for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at night. JAMB in a statement signed by its Public Communication Advisor Dr. Fabian Benjamin on Sunday in Abuja, noted that…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said that universities and other tertiary institutions in the country can now admit candidates who will turn 16 by August 31, 2025. The board announced that the affected candidates can be admitted for the 2024/2025 academic session if they meet the institution’s standards. The minimum age for admission…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pegged 140 as a cut-off mark for admission into the university. The board also fixed 100 as the minimum cut-off point mark for admission into polytechnics and colleges of education. JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede announced this on Thursday in Abuja at the 2024 Policy meeting of…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that starting from 2024, candidates taking the Direct Entry examination will be required to undergo cognitive and verbal reasoning tests. This decision was reiterated by JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a virtual meeting with Education Commissioners from across Nigeria. The new aptitude test aims to…
