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JAMB Identifies 585 Counterfeit A-Level Credentials.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has identified 585 counterfeit A-level credentials in the year 2025 alone, with four individuals already arrested by law enforcement. The board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, revealed this information during a private meeting with the board’s staff.

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94-year-old Mr Adedapo Idowu Registers for 2025 UTME.

A 94-year-old gentleman from Nigeria, Adedapo Idowu, has emerged as a source of motivation for many by signing up for the 2025 UTME [ Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination] to chase his lifelong aspiration of seeking higher education.

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JAMB Bans Law Program in 8 Universities [ see List]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn its approval for admission into law programmes in eight universities. A statement by the JAMB Public Relations Officer, Fabian Benjamin, indicates that the decision follows the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Legal Education Board for the 2025/2026 academic session due to […]

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Adams Oshiomhole Queries JAMB Over N850m Allocated For Security, & Fumigation

Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC/Edo North) expressed his apprehensions regarding the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) financial outlay for 2024 during the agency’s 2025 budget review session in front of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance.

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AGSS Student Emerge Overall best in 2023 UTME

AGSS – Anglican Girls Secondary School Nnewi, Anambra state, student Ejikeme Joy, has emerged as the overall best student in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with an aggregate score of 362. Joy’s scores in English Language, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry were broken down as 98%, 89%, 94%, and 81%, respectively. The commissioner of […]

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Jamb Candidate Scores 99 in Mathematics.

A Jamb candidate & 15-year-old student of Bishop Otubelu Juniorate, Trans Ekulu, Enugu, Lotanna Azuokeke, who sat for the just-concluded Examination, reportedly scored 99 marks in Mathematics. Dr Chiwuike Uba, Media Adviser to the Bishop of the Diocese of Nike (Anglican Communion), the Founder of the school said Azuokeke, a native of Ọba in the […]

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JAMB Postpones UTME mock Examination to 30th March 2023.

JAMB has rescheduled the Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) mock examination, originally planned for Thursday, March 16, to Thursday, March 30. According to Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, this change was necessary due to the governorship elections being postponed from March 11 to March 18. He shared this information with […]

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JAMB Warns Candidates on Indecent Fashion Sense.

JAMB the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has issued advisories against indecent appearances and dressing ahead of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry Examination. JAMB specifically warned against the use of traditional tattoo [henna] locally known as “laali”, bogus jewelry, certain outfits among others. The board took the decision following observations that […]

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JAMB , NUC Warns Universities over Irregular Admission.

JAMB , NUC and other regulatory agencies [NBTE, NCE] have reportedly Warned Universities in the country over Irregular Admission . The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, National Universities Commission, National Board for Technical Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education, sternly warned all tertiary institutions against selling application forms for the conduct of the 2022/2023 […]

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JAMB Releases Names of 2022 UTME Top Scorers .

JAMB – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday July 21, disclosed the names of the top scorers in the just concluded 2022 UTME . The examination body said only 378,639 out of the 1,761,338 candidates who wrote the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations [ UTME ] scored 200 and above.   Professor Ishaq Oloyede Registrar […]