Jamb News

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that contrary to speculations and ongoing reports, the board has not commenced the sale of 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry forms. In a statement issued by the board yesterday, it said it has been drawn to the activities of unwholesome elements ... Read more

Before you can use the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) E-facility portal, you must first create a profile. To create a new Jamb profile, Send Surname FirstName MiddleName as SMS from your unique GSM number to 55019. Make sure the names are in the correct order and separated by a space. Adonis Ugochukwu Mohammed, for example. You will be charged N50. Visit ... Read more

This is to inform all candidates seeking admission into Nigeria's various universities, polytechnics, colleges, and other tertiary institutions that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has activated the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) portal, which allows UTME and Direct Entry candidates to accept/reject their admission offers and track their admission ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that all candidates, clients and other members of the public below the age of 18 years are not required to produce any vaccination card before being allowed access to its facilities. The Board said this category of persons were not covered by the Nigeria Centre for Disease ... Read more

Despite complaints from parents and candidates during the 2021 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination over the introduction of the National Identification Number in the examination registration process, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has insisted that all prospective candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has vowed to continue its practice of remitting its operating surpluses to the government, saying the funds are used to manage universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions. The spokesperson of the board, Fabian Benjamin, said this in a statement on Monday. According to Benjamin, the ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged all stakeholders to adhere strictly to the Federal Government’s guidelines on admission which mandate tertiary institutions to admit their intakes in line with the prescribed 60:40 Science/Art ratio for conventional Universities/Colleges of Education; 80:20 Science/Art ratio for Specialised Universities and 70:30 ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has disclosed that the exam body has not permitted any institution to collect a fee on its behalf. A statement signed by Dr Benjamin Fabian, the Boards Director of Press, said JAMB had received complaints from some parents and students, that some institutions were collecting monies ranging ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted N3.51 billion to the national treasury as part of its 2021 operating surplus. Since 2016, JAMB has continued to return its operating surplus as a result of prudent management of its resources. JAMB spokesman Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday, explained that the ... Read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has announced its decision to exempt visually-impaired and deaf candidates in correctional services and foreign students from pre-admission screenings by institutions. The decision, according to the board, is to attract more foreign students and promote inclusiveness. According to the board’s ... Read more