Ishaq Oloyede
16 Oct
At the recently released Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO), the Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed that 40 secondary schools across 17 states were involved in mass cheating.
10 Oct
Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has cautioned university researchers and students on overdependence on Artificial Intelligence (AI), warning that it has the potential to embarrass human beings.
13 Aug
The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has warned parents of admission seekers into Nigerian universities against falsifying the age of their children and wards to meet the 18-year minimum age requirement. Oloyede cautioned that such actions could push the children into corruption and crime. He issued this warning…
1 Jun
The 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has come and gone, but the outcome of the results is still a point of discussion among stakeholders principally because
6 May
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged Nigerians to verify claims of excellent performance by candidates in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) before awarding scholarships. The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, gave this advice over the weekend while interacting with media executives. JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin quoted the JAMB Registrar as…
2 May
The President, Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi-Africa), Prof Peter Okebukola, has congratulated Prof Ishaq Oloyede, on the successful conduct of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
24 Apr
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that a father has been arrested alongside his son who is a candidate by the Police for impersonating his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this while on an inspection tour of the UTME centres in…
22 Mar
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says granting full autonomy to universities comes with accountability and responsibility for sustainable development.
13 Mar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sent a warning to parents to stop enrolling minors for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede issued the warning on Wednesday, 13 March, 2024 while reacting to a suit, filed by one Ifeanyi Eke, against the exam body over alleged inappropriate…
7 Mar
Over 260,000 candidates sat for this year's Mock-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock-UTME) on Thursday across 793 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across the country.
12 Jan
Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has commended the moves by the Federal Government to investigate the fake universities and certificates being awarded to Nigerians.
11 Jan
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that candidates for its direct entry examination would henceforth be subjected to cognitive and verbal reasoning tests.
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