Tag: UTME
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JAMB registers 1.8m candidates for 2019 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has registered over 1.8 million candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Head, Media and Information of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. NAN reports that registration of…
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JAMB closes sale of 2019 UTME registration forms
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has closed the sale of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms. The board’s Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the sales of the forms, ended on Thursday. Benjamin, however, said that online registration was still ongoing. Benjamin…
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BREAKING: JAMB shifts UTME exams
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB ) has shifted the dates for the conduct of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). The management of the board is currently in a meeting to decide a new date for the examinations. Details shortly…
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2019 UTME: JAMB registers over 1.6 million few days to closure
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says not less than 1.8 million candidates would be registered for its 2019 UTME by the end of the registration exercise scheduled for Feb. 21. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in…
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2019 UTME: JAMB warns against illegal centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has called on prospective candidates to disregard advertisements in the social media announcing sales of registration documents with some illegal centres and subject combinations. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in…
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Breaking: Buhari reduces UTME, NECO, SSCE forms cost
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved reduction in the cost of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) form. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports President Buhari also approved reduction in the cost of National Examinations Council (NECO), Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination forms. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu made…
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JAMB has caution for cyber café operators
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday, cautioned private cyber cafe operators against extortion of prospective candidates who want to upload their results on the board’s website. The Head of Media of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, gave the caution in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. Benjamin said…
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JAMB announces closure of Direct Entry application
…releases results of rescheduled UTME The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday announced that the Direct Entry (DE) application, which began in December 2017, would close on June 4. The Board’s Head of Media, Fabian Benjamin, made the announcement in an interview with newsmen in Abuja. According to Benjamin, over 140,000 candidates have…
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JAMB goes global, conducts UTME in eight countries
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has recorded a huge success in the conduct of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) in eight countries. The countries include UK, Cameroon, Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa. The board’s Head of Media and Information Department, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen…
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JAMB reveals how parents are aiding UTME fraud
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday said parents of candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, have been the Board’s major challenge. He described as alarming the desperation of parents and level at which they go to ensure that their children get admissions at all cost, irrespective of…