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.
The best Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate for 2020 Maduafokwa Agnes has revealed the secrets to her success. The 16-year-old, a student Louisville Girls High School scored 365 out of 400. In an interview with newsmen in Lagos, she said her position as an Assistant Head Girl in her school motivated her to excel …
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has awarded scholarships to sixteen (16) candidates who took the 2020 UTME for their excellent performance in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The beneficiaries, comprising males and females, have indicated interest to study mechanical, industrial production, electrical, computer as well as civil engineering in Nigerian universities. The …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reminded candidates who took the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that there is no uniform minimum UTME score that guarantees them admission into institutions of their choice. This was contained in the weekly bulletin made available by JAMB. JAMB stated that some candidates have the impression that …
Latest: No Admission Offer Should Be Made Outside JAMB CAPS – Minister Warns All candidates seeking admission into various tertiary institutions in the country have again been warned to desist from backdoor admissions which are admissions given to candidates without recourse to the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) introduced by JAMB. The Hon. Minister of …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has listed universities that will not admit candidates who scored less than 200, 190 and 180 in 2020 UTME. This was disclosed in a statement signed by JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Monday in Abuja. He said that the list of universities that will not admit less …
According to the documents released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at its policy meeting – over 679 high-performing candidates who scored 300 and above were denied admission into any tertiary institution. The board listed nine reasons why the candidates did not get admission. They are rigidity (candidates who want a particular programme …
Presentation by JAMB Registrar at the 2020 JAMB Policy Meeting The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the presentation done by its Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, during the 2020 policy meeting on admissions to DEGREE, NIGERIA CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION and NATIONAL DIPLOMA – AWARDING INSTITUTIONS. Some of the points presented: The presentation provides …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has just released all its office phone numbers nationwide. According to the document released JAMB terms these office numbers as “SMA(R)T Numbers”. Basically, these are special numbers, which have been customized for each of JAMB offices located in every state. These phone numbers are specific to each state …
Reports has it that over 80,000+ candidates admitted into various tertiary institutions for the 2019/2020 session are yet to accept their admission on the JAMB CAPS Portal. The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released an updated list of candidates that are yet to accept their admission on JAMB CAPS. The board wishes to …
The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Babcock University, Prof. Adeyemo Tayo, has described the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) as a wonderful innovation that has helped to eliminate fraudsters, admission racketeers, and unqualified candidates from the admission value chain. CAPS, a brainchild of Prof. Oloyede that was introduced in 2017, is an automated admission platform for the …
Latest: JAMB Releases 2020 UTME Exam Malpractice List, Says Prosecution of Candidates Interrupted by Pandemic The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that some of the candidates on the malpractice list in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) had already been arraigned for offenses like examination by proxy, double registration, attempt to …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed it has made an interim remittance of N3.5 billion to the Federal Government consolidated revenue account. This was contained in a statement by Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Media in Abuja. According to him, this is in line with Prof. Ishaq Oloyede’s commitment to remit …
