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The Federal Government has introduced major changes to the tertiary admissions process in Nigeria by removing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) requirement for candidates applying to certain Education and Agriculture programs. The announcement was made on Monday during the ongoing admissions policy meeting and was later shared via the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) official X account. “Candidates …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rejected a widely shared result slip claiming that a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), describing the document as completely fake. The alleged results, which gained attention on social media after being posted by X user @Onsogbu, stated that the female candidate, Okon …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of 632,788 candidates who sat on the first day of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in what observers described as one of the fastest results releases in the history of the examination body. JAMB revealed on Friday evening that candidates who sat the exam on Thursday, April …

The Nigerian Police have intensified security measures across the country ahead of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations administered by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), deploying rapid response units to examination centers across the country. Authorities also dismissed widespread rumors that there was a threat to the candidate’s safety, describing the claims as baseless. In a statement issued …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revised the arrival times for candidates taking the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with slight adjustments from the schedule scheduled in the first session. In an announcement made via X’s official platform on Monday, the board stated that candidates are now required to arrive at their exam centers at 7:00 am, …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has successfully completed the automation of the test item development process for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and other board exams. The innovation, known as the Remote Authoring and Moderation System (RAMS), marks the end of the manual method previously used in developing exam items. According to the council’s weekly bulletin …

The Joint Revenue and Matriculation Council (Jamb) has increased the alarm over the surge of sophisticated and driven -driven inspection malpractice and is driven by technology, warning that the integrity of the Nigerian reception system is under a serious threat. This concern follows the submission of a report by the Jamb Special Committee on Examination Violations (SCEI), which was presented …

The Joint Acceptance and Matriculation Council (Jamb) on Monday, warns several higher institutions to violate the revenue regulations. The council describes the behavior of the institution as a “deviation” and directs them to improve violations within seven days. The affected institutions, who were called to meetings with the council on August 18, claimed to have failed to upload their list …

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, has again demonstrated its increasing profile as one of the main tertiary institutions of Nigeria, gaining maximum votes at the 5th edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards (NAPTAP-M). This was contained in a press declaration issued by the NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame Wednesday. According to the declaration, the …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Jamb), in collaboration with the heads of tertiary institutions and other key interested parties, has set the minimum cutting scores for admission to the highest institutions of Nigeria for the academic session of 2024/2025. During the Jamb policies meeting of 2025 held on Tuesday in Abuja, it has been agreed that the minimum cutting …