JAMB extends 2023 direct entry registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the closing date for the ongoing 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration by one week.

The DE registration exercise started on Monday, March 20, and was billed to end on Thursday, April 20. It has now been extended by one week, starting from Friday, April 21.

JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said in a statement, that the extension was to allow candidates with Cambridge A’Level results to verify their certificates during registration and to accommodate other applicants more time to register.

“The extension was partly to give all holders of Cambridge A/Level Certificates, who were unable to register for the exercise on account of some issues associated with the verification of their certificates another opportunity to do so,” Benjamin stated.

Benjamin noted that the board has partnered with the British Council to make the process of verifying the Cambridge A/L Certificate seamless.

He added that it was this provision of a verification portal by the council that informed JAMBA’s decision to reconsider its earlier stand on the non-inclusion of the Cambridge certificate for DE registration.

“Consequently, all holders of Cambridge Certificates, who desire to register for the 2023 Direct Entry, can now proceed to any of the board’s offices nearest to them to register for the exercise,” he said.

Benjamin also noted that the consideration will not accept candidates awaiting their Cambridge certificates.

“This consideration does not in any way include candidates awaiting Cambridge Certificates, as “Awaiting Results” would not be accepted.”