JAMB
5 Jan
To promote equal educational opportunities, the Caleb Danladi Foundation (CDF) said it will sponsor the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations for less privileged students across 23 LGAs in Kaduna State. The new initiative aims to empower deserving individuals facing financial barriers in pursuing higher education in the state, according to CDF in a…
21 Dec
The House of Representatives has resolved to beam its searchlights on the authorities of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board over alleged discrepancies in the remittances of funds to the federal government purse. Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education, Hon Oboku Abonsizibe Oforji explained that the decision followed noticeable gaps in the accounts…
20 Dec
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied media reports that it had increased the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) fees. JAMB spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday insisted that the cost of obtaining its UTME application documents remains N3,500. He disclosed that the Board has been resisting pressure from 'partnering…
18 Dec
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the official start of profile creation for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration exercise.
15 Dec
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned that university degrees may no longer be guarantees for employment in this Information Age.
Speaking at the Kwara State University (KWASU) 2023 Convocation Lecture
14 Dec
Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, has warned that university degrees may no longer be the sole guarantors of jobs now that the world has attained the Information Age. Speaking at the Kwara State University (KWASU) 2023 convocation lecture, Oloyede assured that only demonstrable skills will. Delivering the…
5 Dec
As Nigeria struggles to meet the goal four of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tackle the increasing menace of out-of-school children, some states have continued to expend millions of naira on overseas training for some of their students.
30 Nov
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed between January 15 and February 26, 2024, for the sale of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application document.
29 Nov
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has fixed 15th January to 26th February 2024, for the sale of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application forms. The examination body also slated 7th March 2024 for the MOCK-UTME, while the main exam will be held from 19th to 29th April 2024. In a statement in…
13 Nov
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has accused the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) of admission racketeering.
12 Nov
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has welcomed the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, saying the exam body would be vindicated.
21 Oct 2023
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it has waded into the reported denial of over 2,000 admission seekers by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) over the examination body's failure to upload candidates' WAEC results on its portal.
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