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Report: Candidates share insights on JAMB exam, experience at Yaba center

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Amidst the ongoing Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Examination (JAMB), candidates at the Iwaya, Yaba JAMB centres shared varying experiences and opinions regarding the conduct of the exam, the nature of questions, and the handling of technical issues. In an exclusive interview with Edugist Outside The Classroom anchor, Temitope Kareem, candidates lauded the Board for […]

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1.94 million students sat for 2024 JAMB – Registrar

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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

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UTME 2024: 6 important updates from Jamb

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1. Release of 2024 UTME re sults will be officially communicated once ready. 2. All candidates with genuine technical issues, including biometric verification failure will be rescheduled accordingly. 3. They’ll be officially communicated via SMS and their profiles to reprint their examination slips that will indicate their new centres, dates and time. 4. However, candidate

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ASUU backs Nigerian government on 18 years minimum age for University admission

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed its full support for the Nigerian government’s proposal to adopt 18 years as the entry age for admission into universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. This was made known by the ASUU President Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, who described the government’s consideration as a welcome

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JAMB announces refund policy for visually-impaired UTME candidates

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unveiled plans to reimburse registration fees paid by visually-impaired candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), subject to specific conditions. Prof. Olarenwaju Fagbohun, Lagos Coordinator for JAMB’s Equal Opportunity Group, disclosed this development at the University of Lagos’s Distance Learning Institute (DLI), designated as the 2024

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Minimum Entry Age Into Tertiary Institutions, now 18years-FG

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The Federal Government has directed that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman gave the directive on Monday during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory. He decried the activities of

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577 blind candidates to sit 2024 UTME nationwide

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No fewer than 577 blind candidates are set to take the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME in 11 centres nationwide. Chairman of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Equal Opportunity Group, Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola made this known on Thursday while addressing newsmen in preparation for the 2024 UTME for blind candidates and others

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UTME 2024: Don’t panic, we‘ll reschedule — JAMB Registrar assures candidates over glitches

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The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Friday called on candidates to remain calm and not panic. This is as As some candidates lament the glitches they encountered while writing the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, on Friday. He assured the the board would reschedule examination for

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UTME: JAMB urges candidates to stay calm amidst technical issues

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As the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination kicked off on Friday, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has reassured candidates experiencing glitches that they will be rescheduled, urging them to remain composed. The JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyode, who made the appeal while fielding questions from newsmen after monitoring the exam in Kogo-Bwari, Abuja, said

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UTME 2024: JAMB set to hold Mock-UTME today, okays use of HB pencils

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THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has authorised candidates sitting the 2024 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock-UTME), to bring into the examination hall ordinary HP pencil. The Mock-UTME is scheduled to be held Today, Thursday, 7th March, 2024. JAMB spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, said this

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Some private schools extort UTME candidates, mismanage data — Oloyede

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Oloyede, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, said that these private schools mismanage the data of candidates as every candidate is meant to register individually with his or her own phone. “What we are calling on the candidates to do is that they should go to the centre and

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UTME: I got JAMB text message That I Scored 249 — Mmesoma*

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The Anambra student Mmesoma Ejikeme who was accused of manually inflating her 2023 UTME result by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday confirmed that she received an automated text message from JAMB indicating that her score was 249. Mmesoma made this known during an interview with Sunrise Daily on Channels Television which was

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BREAKING: JAMB Bars Anambra Candidate, Mmesoma for three years from taking UTME over alleged forgery

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday morning said that it has barred an Anambra State candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme for three years over alleged forgery of UTME results. In a statement made available on Tuesday morning by the Board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB insisted that only Mmesoma paraded an “obsolete” notification slip out of

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How I dumped varsity education for music after five UTME attempts — Crayon

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Fast-rising singer, Charles Chukwu aka Crayon, has revealed how he dumped his pursuit for a university education to make music. In an interview with Hip TV,the Ijo Laba Laba crooner stated that he turned to music after sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination five times. During his fifth attempt, the singer said he met

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Direct Entry, UTME Candidates to sit for same exam henceforth — JAMB

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that Direct Entry (DE) candidates seeking to gain admission to Nigerian universities will henceforth be required to sit for the UTME along with other candidates. JAMB said that the new policy was to ensure that the DE candidates justify the possession of their A level certificates.

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69-year-old sits 2023 UTME, to study medicine

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Sexagenarian man named Babatunde Fabiyi,a 69-year-old was part of the candidates who sat the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, with the aim of studying medicine at the University of Lagos, information obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed. The press gathered that Fabiyi, who picked UNILAG as his first choice, picked the

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Education Minister expresses satisfaction as 80,000 sit for rescheduled UTME

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The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the rescheduled 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin disclosed that no fewer than 80,000 candidates, who failed to sit for the 2023 UTME, took the rescheduled examination in Nigeria. Adamu said he was satisfied with the smooth

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