JAMB
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The National Association of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) branch of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stressed that the welfare of staff is paramount and should benefit all employees, not a select few. Mr. Andrew Onakpa, Chairman of the NASU branch, made this statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
2 days ago
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Saturday, held a five kilometers Health Walk in preparation for its 2025 activities, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that the JAMB members of staff, began the walk at 7 a.m. from the board’s headquarter in Bwari, through the Nigerian Law School road. The…
15 Jan
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has cleared the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) of allegations of financial impropriety initially raised during the board's 2025 budget defense session. Earlier in the week, JAMB's Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, was confronted by the committee over alleged expenditures, including N1.1 billion on meals and N850 million…
15 Jan
The former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Peter Okebukola, has distanced the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, from the alleged misuse of funds meant for administering the agency. Okebukola, who chairs the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG), in a statement in Abuja, faulted allegations…
15 Jan
The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has faulted the allocation of only N286 million to administer Nigeria’s 109 missions abroad.
14 Jan
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has presented N4 million in cash to four outstanding Bauchi indegene candidates that scored highest in the 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. Mohammed, who was represented by Alhaji Yehuza Adamu, the state head of civil service, disclosed this during the presentation of the cash gift to…
14 Jan
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced The Lekki Headmaster by Kabir Alabi Garba as the approved reading text for the Use of English in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The announcement was made via JAMB's official X account on Tuesday. JAMB also assured candidates that details regarding the registration process…
14 Jan
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has defended its proposal to allocate ₦1.1 billion for staff meals in its 2025 budget, describing it as a measure to enhance productivity and protect sensitive ICT infrastructure. The budget defence took place on 13 January 2025 before the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Finance. Fabian Benjamin,…
14 Jan
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday 13th January 2025 appeared before the Joint Committee
14 Jan
National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has established a special panel to probe a shortfall of over N4 trillion in revenue as a result of indiscriminate waivers by agencies of government.
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The National Assembly (NASS) has decided not to include the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the Federal Government's 2025 budget grant. The decision was made Monday after JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede presented revenue projections for 2025 to the Senate and House of Representatives joint committee in an interactive session. The session was…
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