Over 80% Candidate-Suspected Impersonators Fail to Show Up for UTME Resit -JAMB

Over 80% Candidate-Suspected Impersonators Fail to Show Up for UTME Resit -JAMB

By Toffa Momoh The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said more than 80 percent of the 98,232 candidates eligible for Saturday’s nationwide mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) failed to appear, attributing the development to intensified security measures targeting impersonators and exam cheats. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who monitored the exercise at the Technology CBT Centre in NAF Valley Estate, Abuja, told journalists that turnout was alarmingly […]

June 28, 2025 19

NEWS

BREAKING: JAMB Admits Errors in 2025 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has admitted to errors that adversely affected the performance of candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure during a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja. A visibly teary Oloyede apologised to candidates and their families, saying the board regrets the trauma caused. He admitted that lapses attributed to staff negligence, had impacted […]

May 15, 2025 11

NEWS

ICYMI: Court stops JAMB from restricting underage students

The Delta State High Court in Warri has issued an order restraining the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board from implementing its recent policy requiring a minimum admissible age of 16 years for university admissions in the country pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed against the board. JAMB, in a statement on October 16, stated that only candidates who will be 16 years old by August 2025 […]

October 28, 2024 66

BUSINESS

JAMB gives schools ultimatum to disclose illegal admissions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has given all tertiary institutions in the country one month to disclose all admissions conducted outside its Central Admissions Processing System before 2017. The Public Communication Advisor for JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja, on behalf of the board’s registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, on Sunday, said the directive was aimed at enhancing transparency and fairness in the […]

August 5, 2024 37

NEWS

Privacy breach: JAMB warns against enrollment of minors

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has cautioned parents and guardians against enrolling minors in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, gave the warning while reacting to a suit filed by one Mrs Ifeanyi Eke against the Board over inappropriate text messages sent to her 15-year-old daughter during her registration. This was contained in a statement by the Board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin on Wednesday […]

March 13, 2024 18

NEWS

Step-by-step guide to register for 2024 JAMB DE exam

The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board has commenced the 2024/2025 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations registration process for all interested candidates across the country. Following the announcement, JAMB rolled out the registration process for interested candidates across the country. The JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, during a meeting with media executives in Lagos State on Sunday, said that measures have been put in place to ensure a smooth exercise for all interested […]

January 15, 2024 81

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