The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new feature to assist candidates unable to recover lost SIM cards linked to their previous registrations.

JAMB announced on Thursday via X that the new feature is now available at all its CBT centres.

The exam body urged candidates to fill out the template to access this service for the upcoming UTME/DE registration.

It also noted that SIM SWAP is still not available.

JAMB stated: “Good news for those who cannot retrieve their previously used but lost SIM cards. A feature is now available at all CBT centres to address your case. Kindly fill the template to access this service for the upcoming UTME/DE registration. Note that SIM SWAP is still not available.”

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This comes just days before the start of registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) on Friday, 31 January, and ends on Saturday, 8 March.

JAMB also announced that registration for Direct Entry (DE) begins on Monday, 10 March, and ends on Monday, 7 April.

“The cost implication for the 2025 UTME/DE Registration is as stated below: 1. UTME with Mock-₦8,700, 2. UTME without Mock-₦7,200, 3. Mock Trial Testing for Future Candidates-₦3,500, 4. DE-₦5,700,” JAMB tweeted.

“The breakdown is as follows: UTME/DE application fee- ₦3,500, Reading Text-₦1,000, CBT centre registration service charge- ₦700, CBT Centre UTME service charge-₦1,500, CBT Mock service charge-₦1,500, Bank charges-₦500, CBT Mock-UTME centre service charge-₦1,500.”