The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced that the registration for Direct Entry has been extended until a later date. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Public Communication Advisor of the board, stated this on Thursday. According to him, in a bid to ensure that no Nigerian child is denied access to quality higher education, the […]
UTME 2024: JAMB says candidate accosted over hijab finished exam
2024 UTME: JAMB arrests father writing exams for son
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said it arrested a father writing exams for his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The board warned that it has improved its technology check for those engaging in all forms of examination malpractices. Speaking in Kaduna on Wednesday, the JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede […]
1.94m students to sit for 2024 JAMB – Registrar
1.94 million students sat for 2024 exams – JAMB
The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 examinations in the country. Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations. He added that at the end of […]
Hijab controversy: JAMB makes more clarifications on Lagos incident
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Wednesday, said the female candidate who was asked to remove her hijab before sitting for her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Lagos did not lose a minute out of her scheduled time. DAILY POST recalls that the candidate, who sat for the examination at the Bafuto Institute, […]
UTME 2024: Candidates miss exams over technical hitches
UTME 2024: JAMB speaks on alleged discrimination of candidate with hijab
JAMB said the situation was instantly addressed at the centre and that the condition was allowed after the usual checks with her hijab. JAMB said the situation was instantly addressed at the centre and that the condition was allowed after the usual checks with her hijab. The post UTME 2024: JAMB speaks on alleged discrimination […]
JAMB sanctions officials who forced candidate to remove hijab during UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, disclosed on Sunday that some of its accredited officials have been penalised for preventing a hijab-wearing female UTME candidate from entering the exam hall with her headcover. In a statement issued by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the exam body disavowed any policy that forbids candidates […]