Nigerian Content: Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions. The board conducts entrance examinations for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian tertiary institutions.

19-Year-Old Arrested for Upgrading 2019 UTME Score – JAMB
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19-Year-Old Arrested for Upgrading 2019 UTME Score – JAMB

A 19-year-old 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate identified as Adah Eche, has been exposed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for allegedly falsifying his UTME result. The candidate was reportedly paraded by the board’s Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, before newsmen at the JAMB’s Headquarters in Bwari, Abuja. Adah was said to …

JAMB Calls for Embargo on Creation of New Varsities
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JAMB Calls for Embargo on Creation of New Varsities

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has called for an embargo on the creation of new public and private universities in the country. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said this, stating that efforts should be focused on developing the already existing universities in the country. According to the National Universities Commission, the number …

Displeased UTME Candidates Demands Fresh Exams from JAMB
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Displeased UTME Candidates Demands Fresh Exams from JAMB

Some displeased UTME Candidates have demanded new exams from JAMB. See details below Over a hundred (100) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have voiced their disgruntlement concerning the conduct of the 2019 UTME, and have demanded that a new UTME be conducted by the board for them. The …

No UTME Candidate Has More Than One Result – JAMB Says
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No UTME Candidate Has More Than One Result – JAMB Says

Latest: 2019 UTME Results: No UTME Candidate Has More Than One Result – JAMB Says The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that no candidate of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has more than one result. The board stated this in its weekly bulletin released from the office of the Registrar on …

JAMB Conducts Supplementary UTME for 490 Candidates
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JAMB Conducts Supplementary UTME for 490 Candidates

JAMB Supplementary UTME has been conducted for 490 Candidates. See details below. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday conducted a supplementary 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for 490 candidates whose Computer Based Test centres were earlier suspended for malpractices and other infractions. It was gathered that the Supplementary UTME was held in …

EFCC Prosecutes Woman Who Claimed Snake Swallowed JAMB’s N35m
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EFCC Prosecutes Woman Who Claimed Snake Swallowed JAMB’s N35m

Remember the controversial official of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Philomina Chieshe,  who claimed that a snake swallowed N35 million in her custody?  Well, she was arraigned today (Friday) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Chieshe will be arraigned alongside five others, namely: Samuel Umoru, Yakubu Jekada, Daniel Agbo, Priscilla Ogunsola, …

JAMB to Honour 5 Tertiary Institutions at Maiden Award Ceremony
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JAMB to Honour 5 Tertiary Institutions at Maiden Award Ceremony

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has concluded arrangements for the presentation of awards to five tertiary institutions at its maiden edition of the 2018 National Tertiary Admissions Performance Merit Award (NATAP-M). The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on …

JAMB Remits N5bn to Federal Government after 2019 UTME
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JAMB Remits N5bn to Federal Government after 2019 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it remitted N5bn to the Federal Government after the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. JAMB revealed this on Monday in its weekly bulletin by its Head of Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin later told NAN that the Federal Government …

JAMB Statistics Report on Arrests Made During 2019 UTME Released
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JAMB Statistics Report on Arrests Made During 2019 UTME Released

JAMB Statistics report on Arrests made during 2019 UTME is out. See details below. Documentation by the Special Technical Task Team of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) reveals that more than a third of the arrests made over examination malpractice in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was recorded in Bauchi State, …

JAMB Begins Biometric Verification of 1.8m Candidates in 36 States Over 2019 Results
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JAMB Begins Biometric Verification of 1.8m Candidates in 36 States Over 2019 Results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has begun the biometric verification of the 1.8 candidates who sat for this year’s unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME). This exercise is responsible for the delay in releasing the UTME results conducted from April 11 to April 18. The board has already carried out biometric verification of candidates …

JAMB Advises Candidates to Guard Their Registration Numbers and Profile Codes Against Fraudsters
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JAMB Advises Candidates to Guard Their Registration Numbers and Profile Codes Against Fraudsters

Latest: JAMB Advises Candidates to Guard Their Registration Numbers and Profile Codes Against Fraudsters The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has alerted candidates over the scheme employed by fraudsters to defraud unsuspecting candidates. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Board, who disclosed this in the board’s weekly news bulletin, advised all candidates to “jealously …

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