Tag: JAMB

Man Registers For UTME At Age 94

Ganiyu Amodu

A 94-year-old man has registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The nonagenarian, identified as Adedapo Idowu, featured on the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s latest bulletin publication. In the publication, the 94-year-old said his fears of acquiring tertiary education have now been dispelled. “I can now attain my dream at an advanced age,” he said. He said the process of his UTME registration was seamless. Idowu commended the board’s integration of National Identity Number (NIN) for easy data collection. He said the decision helped in eradicating the…

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FULL LIST: 10 Most Sought-After Nigerian Varsities Emerge

Efe Wellington

‘Figures don’t lie,’ Statistics from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on admission into 270 tertiary institutions reveals 10 universities that are mostly sought-after by applicants (students) in the 2024 UTME. Number nine may shock you   Over 1.5 million Nigerians seek tertiary institution admission every year through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) organised entrance examination. JAMB applicants make their choices from over 270 tertiary institutions according to their selection metrics. Top 10 Best Universities In Africa Emerge Here are the most sought-after institutions in Nigeria in…

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JAMB Postpones 2025 UTME Registration

Ganiyu Amodu

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the postponement of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration until Monday, February 3. The registration, initially scheduled to commence on Friday, January 31, was postponed to “allow the Board to implement essential adjustments to its registration templates.” The Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, announced this via its official X handle on Friday. “These adjustments come in light of the recent suspension of certain law programmes at selected universities, as submitted to the Board by the Council for Legal Education. Sultan…

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JAMB Suspends Law Admission In KWASU, Redeemers Varsity, Six Others

Ganiyu Amodu

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board would no longer conduct admissions for the Law programme in eight universities. JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin announced the development in a statement on Wednesday. According to Benjamin, the decision was taken following the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws programme by the Council of Legal Education for the 2025/2026 academic session at the said universities. The affected universities are Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State, Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State, Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State. Others include;…

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JAMB Generated N22.9bn, Remitted N6bn To Nigerian Govt – Board

Ganiyu Amodu

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced a remittance of over N6bn to the coffers of the Nigerian government in 2024. According to the board’s weekly bulletin released on Monday by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB generated a total income of N22,996,653,265.25 in 2024, out of which N6,034,605,510.69 was remitted to the government. Additionally, the board noted that the reduction of N1,500 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination form fees for candidates, multiplied by the number of beneficiaries, increased the effective remittance to N9,013,068,510.69. The board…

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GOCOP Rallies Boss Mustapha, Kukah, JAMB, INEC Bosses As Kogi Hosts 2024 Confab

Abibat Babalola

. ‘First conference to be hosted by state government,’ Details the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) wants the world to know about 8th confab + Why it’s focusing on “Power, Insecurity, Digital Economy.”       The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has said that its 2024 annual conference will be held in Kogi state on Thursday, October 3. A statement by the Publicity Secretary of GOCOP, Sir Remmy Nweke, quoted the 2024 Conference Planning Committee Chairman, Danlami Nmodu, mni and Secretary, Mr. Olumide Iyanda, to have said…

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JAMB Okays Use Of Pencil As Mock-UTME Holds Thursday

Ganiyu Amodu

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has said the 2024 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will be held on Thursday, March 7,2024. The Board said all candidates sitting for the 2024 Mock-UTME would be allowed to enter the examination hall with an ordinary HB pencil for numerical analysis if desired. The JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday, said the clarification became necessary following the series of enquiries from candidates and the general public regarding whether HB pencils were permitted in the examination hall as a writing…

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UTME: Meet Lotanna Azuokeke, Candidate Who Scored 99 Over 100 in Maths

ADEOLA YUSUF

Master Lotanna Azuokeke, a student of Bishop Otubelu Juniorate, Trans Ekulu, Enugu, scored 99 marks in Mathematics in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Azuokeke, 15, scored a total of 337 marks in the examination, according to a statement by Dr Chiwuike Uba, Media Adviser to the Bishop of the Diocese of Nike (Anglican Communion), the Founder of the school. READ ALSO: 2023 WASSCE Starts Monday, May 8 – WAEC Releases Timetable Strike: Nigerian Govt’s Threat Annoying, Resident Doctors Fire Back Six Ways to Avoid Being Kidnapped in Nigeria…

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JAMB: 176,408 Candidates to Write Mock-UTME

Precious Ibekwe

+ Direct messages for candidates who registered for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) optional Mock-UTME The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has said that it will examine 176,408 candidates in its 2023 mock examination scheduled to hold on Thursday, March 30. The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. Benjamin said that the board had also directed candidates who registered for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) optional Mock-UTME that their…

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JAMB Hikes Mock-UTME Fee, Blames Rising Diesel Cost

Ganiyu Amodu

As a measure to prevent an interruption of power supply at any of its partnership centres, the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has announced an increase in the service charge for this year’s mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) over a hike in cost of power generation. JAMB said that the increase was to assist private-owned Computer-Based Tests (CBT) centres could meet up with their expenses while providing services for the development of the nation. In order to ensure implementation, the examination body noted that N400 has been added…

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