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  • APC chieftain distributes 1,000 free JAMB forms in Osun West

    APC chieftain distributes 1,000 free JAMB forms in Osun West

    No fewer than 1,000 admission seekers in the Osun West Senatorial district have benefited from the free Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms from a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Peter Taiwo Ogundeji.

    Ogundeji hinged his decision on his effort to ease the financial burden on candidates and boost access to tertiary education among grassroots students.

    The 2027 Senate hopeful, during his visit to his hometown, Ola community, Ward 6 in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State, for the continuous house-to-house awareness for the gubernatorial candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO).

     “I am giving out free JAMB forms for 1,000 students in this Senatorial district, and I pledge to sponsor qualified students from 100 levels to final year in tertiary institutions, covering courses such as Nursing, Geometric Survey and other critical disciplines.

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     “This gesture is part of my efforts to complement the Federal government’s effort to increase enrollment of youths in school. The administration of President Bola Tinubu has introduced several initiatives for youths, like student loans, and we as partymen must also help in our own little way,” Ogundeji said.

    Speaking about the awareness, tagged ‘Apata for AMBO walk-to-live,’ he said “the primary purpose of the exercise was to mobilise massive grassroots support for the APC governorship candidate, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 8 governorship election.”

     He urged eligible voters without a Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to promptly visit the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices for registration.

     APC leader in Ola Town, Chief James Oladoye, expressed confidence that if Ogundeji is elected as a senator for the district in 2027, he would do more, as he has empowered youths when he was a private citizen.

    The Olola of Ola, Oba Johnson Oyewale Ajiboye, commended  Ogundeji for his positive contributions to community development and assured him of the unwavering support of his subjects, while offering prayers for his success in the upcoming elections.

  • Board suspends exam towns’ selection for 2026 UTME candidates in Ekiti

    Board suspends exam towns’ selection for 2026 UTME candidates in Ekiti

    Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the selection of examination towns for candidates registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Ekiti State.

    The board made this known in a statement yesterday in Abuja by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.

    He said the suspension was to enable the board restructure examination towns to ensure closer proximity to candidates and reduce transportation challenges on examination days.

    He said although candidates were usually allowed to select examination towns closest to their locations, the 2026 UTME registration began before structural anomalies were, however, detected in Ekiti’s examination towns’ configuration.

    Benjamin said the anomalies necessitated urgent adjustments in the interest of candidates, prompting the temporary suspension of town selection in the state.

    According to him, candidates will be unable to select any examination town in Ekiti State, while the adjustment process is ongoing.

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    He, however, said the process would be concluded shortly.

    Benjamin expressed regret about inconveniences the measure might cause the candidates affected during the ongoing registration exercise in the state.

    He said the board routinely monitored its operations and promptly addressed challenges reported by candidates.

    Benjamin reaffirmed the board’s commitment to continuously improving its processes to ensure all candidates were treated with dignity and respect.

  • JAMB to give free UTME forms to PWDs

    JAMB to give free UTME forms to PWDs

    • Board rakes N2.2b from sales of UTME forms

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to give free application documents to persons with disabilities registering for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    The board announced this in a bulletin shared by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin yesterday in Abuja.

    Registration for the examination started on January 26 and will end on February 28.

    So far, the board said it has raked in N2,206,319,000.00 from the sales of UTME e-Pins.

    JAMB recalled that as it did in previous years, the free application documents are to be processed by its equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) for candidates with disabilities, who wish to sit the 2026/2027 UTME.

    The board explained that the free UTME documents were part of efforts aimed at giving equal opportunities to all categories of candidates with disabilities, who are desirous of pursuing their dreams of higher education.

    Its Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, announced this at a meeting with critical stakeholders of the board at its national headquarters in Abuja.

    The registrar restated the board’s commitment to the welfare of people living with disabilities (PLWDs) through its free application documents regime.

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    He listed those who will enjoy the free application documents, including but not limited to people with Down Syndrome, Autism, Dyslexia, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

    “To support the PLWDs, JAMB will issue free application documents to all categories of persons living with disabilities. For candidates to enjoy this, such candidates must possess five Credits passed in Ordinary Level (O/L) at not more than two sittings,” Oloyede said.

    The registrar added that audiobooks would be provided for all visually impaired candidates.

    He explained that the audio book is a digital adaptation of the traditional printed reading book.

    Oloyede said it will come in popular audio formats, such as MP3, WMV, and WMA, which will be compatible with all devices that can stream audio records.

  • JAMB to give free UTME forms to PWDs

    JAMB to give free UTME forms to PWDs

    …board rakes N2.2bn from sales of UTME forms

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it would give free application documents to persons with disabilities registering for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. 

    The Board said this in a bulletin shared by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin on Monday in Abuja. 

    Registration for the examination started on January 26 and will end on 28 of this month. 

    So far, the Board has raked in N2,206,319,000.00 from the sales of UTME e-Pins. 

    It noted that as done in previous years, the free application documents are to be processed by the JAMB-equal Opportunity Group(JEOG) for candidates with disabilities, who wish to sit the 2026/2027 UTME.

    The Board explained that the free UTME documents were part of efforts aimed at giving equal opportunities to all categories of candidates with disabilities, who are desirous of pursuing their dreams of higher education.

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    The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, during a meeting with critical stakeholders of the Board at the National Headquarters, Abuja, restated the Board’s commitment to the welfare of PWDs through its free application documents regime. 

    He listed those who will enjoy the free application documents to include, but not limited to, people with Down Syndrome, Autism, Dyslexia, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

    “To support the PLWDs, JAMB will issue free application documents to all categories of persons living with disabilities. For candidates to enjoy this, such candidates must possess five credits passed in O/L at not more than two sittings,” Oloyede said. 

    He also added that audiobooks will  be provided for all visually impaired candidates. 

    Explaining further, Prof Oloyede stated that the audio book is a digital adaptation of the traditional printed reading book, noting that it will come in popular audio formats such as MP3, WMV, and WMA, which will be compatible with all devices that can stream audio records.

  • 1,000 students to benefit from Adekanmi’s free JAMB form in Ikale Land

    1,000 students to benefit from Adekanmi’s free JAMB form in Ikale Land

    No fewer than one thousand students from two local government areas of Ikale land—Okitipupa and Irele LGAs are set to benefit from the 2026 free JAMB form scholarship by a grassroots philanthropist and youth development enabler, Prince Kenny Adekanmi otherwise known as ‘Kenny Kunma’.

    A statement by Adekanmi noted that interested applicants must possess minimum of five O’Level credits, including English Language and other relevant subjects, obtained in not more than two sittings.

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    He said the application is now open, adding that details on the modalities, dates and designated application centres will be made available shortly.

    Adekanmi urged prospective applicants to follow up for important updates through his official social media platforms.

  • JAMB denies barring undergraduates from UTME

    JAMB denies barring undergraduates from UTME

    • Warns against Misinformation

    • UTME to hold in 1,000 CBT Centres

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has refuted claims that candidates who have already matriculated or are currently studying in universities are barred from sitting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    Speaking in Port Harcourt during a monitoring visit for the ongoing registration exercise after attending the second matriculation ceremony of Wigwe University, JAMB Registrar Prof  Is-haq Oloyode described the reports as deliberate misinformation being peddled by fraudsters.

    He said: “There is a lot of misinformation out there. It is completely untrue that candidates who have matriculated or are already in a university cannot take UTME,” Oluyode said.

    “Those spreading this falsehood are not JAMB officials,” he added.

    He disclosed that some individuals had gone as far as impersonating JAMB officials and addressing press conferences in the name of the Board.

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    “One of the ringleaders behind this misinformation has already been arrested, including the individual who manufactured fake identity cards. They were even purporting to speak as the Registrar of JAMB.”

    Clarifying JAMB’s position, Oloyede stressed that students already admitted into tertiary institutions retain the right to seek a change of course or institution.

    “A student who has matriculated has the right to decide to change his course or university, or even start afresh,” he explained.

    “What we insist on is disclosure. Our data must be accurate, but nobody can take away a candidate’s right to apply again.”

    He noted that over 800,000 candidates were admitted in the previous admission cycle, with some seeking to change their academic paths.

    “If we are not careful, we could assume that 800,000 are already in school and then admit another one million without proper data reconciliation,” Oluyode said.

    “That is why disclosure is important.

    “They (undergraduates) can apply and write JAMB. What you cannot do is run two undergraduate programmes at the same time.”

    On examination malpractice, the JAMB Registrar said the trend was declining but had not yet reached an acceptable level.

    “Malpractice is not increasing; it is coming down,” he said. “As candidates devise new methods, we are also deploying solutions to ensure they fail.”

    Oloyede also warned parents against encouraging dishonest practices.

    “Parents must encourage their children to be honest,” he said. “Some of these young people are only following the footsteps of their parents. Corruption must not be passed from one generation to another.”

    Addressing concerns about JAMB’s preparedness, he explained that challenges experienced in 2025 were due to lapses that had since been corrected.

    “The incidents of 2025 were a matter of negligence—things that should have been done were not done,” he said. “We have learnt our lessons.

    “For instance, claims that albinos will not be registered this year are false. Those loopholes have been blocked.”

    He added that there are currently about 984 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide, a number expected to increase to about 1,000, and reiterated that registration would close on 28 February without extension.

  • JAMB refutes reports barring undergraduates from UTME

    JAMB refutes reports barring undergraduates from UTME

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed claims that candidates already in universities were barred from registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE).

    The board dismissed the claims in a statement by its spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja yesterday.

    Benjamin said the claims were a distortion of its guidelines by self-styled education advocates seeking attention and traffic on social media platforms.

    He said the 2026 UTME/DE advertisement clearly directed candidates to disclose their matriculation status during registration, in line with its mandate to prevent multiple admissions.

    He explained that it was not an offence for a candidate already enrolled in an institution to register for the UTME or Direct Entry examinations.

    The JAMB spokesperson said that failure to disclose an existing matriculation status constituted an offence under the law governing admissions.

    Benjamin added that disclosure meant that once a candidate secured a fresh admission, any previous admission automatically ceases to exist.

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    He said that no candidate was legally permitted to hold two admissions concurrently under Nigeria’s admission regulations.

    He said that mandatory disclosure has helped to curb the activities of matriculated students engaging as professional examination takers.

    The spokesperson warned that candidates who failed to disclose prior to matriculation, risk forfeiting both admissions, if detected by its system.

    He, however, urged the public to rely on official guidelines and avoid misleading interpretations circulated for selfish interests.

  • Exam malpractice: Candidates must declare previous registration history, says JAMB

    Exam malpractice: Candidates must declare previous registration history, says JAMB

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has said candidates must declare their previous registration and admission history with the board, stressing that some students were involved in examination malpractice during the conduct of last year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    Speaking in Lagos on Saturday at a meeting with Commissioners for Education in Preparation for the 2025 UTME & Direct Entry Exercises, JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede noted it is a crime by law to run more than one undergraduate programmes concurrently,thus failure to disclose such prior admission is an offence which will be sanctioned.

    Oloyede said only candidates who will not be less than 16 years old by September 30, 2026 are generally eligible to apply for the UTME and be considered for admission.

    The registrar noted that underage candidates who will be less than 16 years old by 30th September, 2026,  will undergo an intensive evaluation to determine their eligibility for a waiver, adding that such must have scored not less than 80 percent in each of UTME/A’LEVEL, PUTME, SSCE and in the exceptional candidate assessment.

    Oloyede said: “The sale of UTME application document which is the ePIN, will start earlier than commencement of actual registration which is Jan. 19 to Feb. 26. 

    “Actual UTME registration period is between Jan. 26th to Feb. 28th at all approved CBT Centres.

    “The close of  mock selection is Feb. 16 while the sale of DE application documents and E-PIN vending will commence on March 2, and close by April 25,” he said.

    He said unlike last year, the UTME results of the underage candidates will be released only at the conclusion of the complete evaluation process.

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    He said all centres participating in the UTME registration exercise would be monitored live from JAMB Headquarters, stressing that any centre whose registration activities cannot viewed from its headquarters will not be paid, while such registration may be invalidated.

    Oloyede revealed that 924 centres had been screened and provisionally listed, adding that they would go through the final test before final accreditation to participate in the UTME registration and examination.

    The JAMB Registrar stated that candidates  are  not required to pay any money as service charge to any CBT centre.

    On distant posting he said JAMB does not post any candidate to any examination town (or group of towns) other than the one chosen by the candidate at the point of registration.

    He advised candidates to register  early since their preferred town may no longer have space for them at late period, adding that the choice of a group of towns implies that candidates can be posted to any of the towns in the chosen group.

  • JAMB directs UNN, others to reverse irregular admissions

    JAMB directs UNN, others to reverse irregular admissions

    • Board warns institutions against skipping high-ranked candidates for lower ones

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and other higher institutions that were involved in irregular admissions to reverse them immediately.

    The board said its attention was drawn to a practice by some tertiary institutions where higher-ranked candidates were reportedly bypassed in favour of lower-ranked candidates.

    JAMB stated this in its weekly bulletin released by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, yesterday in Abuja.

    Calling for a reversal of the trend, the board urged tertiary institutions to strictly adhere to the established guidelines governing the selection and admission of candidates.

    The statement said: “The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been drawn to the conduct of admissions by some tertiary institutions where higher-ranked candidates are reportedly being bypassed in favour of lower-ranked candidates.

    “The board has cautioned the affected institutions and directed the immediate reversal of such irregular admissions. Notwithstanding these reversals, JAMB reiterates its call on all institutions to strictly adhere to the established guidelines governing the selection and admission of candidates.

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    “The admission process operates on a three-tier policy of Merit, Catchment Area, and Educationally Less Developed States (ELDS). Each tier is guided strictly by ranking (Merit), such that candidates with higher rankings must be selected first, followed by others in descending order.”

    Any situation in which a better-ranked candidate is skipped for a lower-ranked candidate under any of these categories will not be tolerated by the Board.”

    Also, JAMB has dismissed a recent allegation by a candidate that she was bypassed by UNN for admission, despite having a high score.

    The board said the candidate cited in the allegation was found not to have been disadvantaged, as several higher-ranked candidates were ahead of her on the admission list.

    The statement added: “Consequently, her non-admission was in line with due process of her not ranking high enough to be on the selected limit.

    “While the board observed instances where some better-ranked candidates were indeed skipped and has ordered the reversal of those admissions, the said candidate was not affected by such irregularities.

    “JAMB remains resolute in ensuring that no candidate with a higher ranking is displaced by a lower-ranked candidate in the admission process.

    “The board, therefore, advises candidates to refrain from allowing themselves to be used by individuals seeking attention or followership on social media through baseless allegations. Candidates are urged to verify claims of admission irregularities through appropriate and official channels before lending credence to or promoting such allegations.”

  • JAMB directs UNN, others to reverse irregular admissions

    JAMB directs UNN, others to reverse irregular admissions

    • …warns institutions against skipping highly ranked candidates for lower ones

    Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and others who were involved in irregular admissions to reverse it immediately.

    The Board said its attention was drawn to a practice by some tertiary institutions where higher-ranked candidates are reportedly being bypassed in favour of lower-ranked candidates.

    It said this in its weekly bulletin released by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, on Monday in Abuja.

    While calling for a reversal of the irregular admissions, the Board urged tertiary institutions to strictly adhere to the established guidelines governing the selection and admission of candidates.

    The statement said, “The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been drawn to the conduct of admissions by some tertiary institutions where higher-ranked candidates are reportedly being bypassed in favour of lower-ranked candidates.

    “The Board has cautioned the affected institutions and directed the immediate reversal of such irregular admissions. Notwithstanding these reversals, JAMB reiterates its call on all institutions to strictly adhere to the established guidelines governing the selection and admission of candidates.

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    “The admission process operates on a three-tier policy of Merit, Catchment Area, and Educationally Less Developed States (ELDS). Each tier is guided strictly by ranking (Merit), such that candidates with higher rankings must be selected first, followed by others in descending order. Any situation in which a better-ranked candidate is skipped for a lower-ranked candidate under any of these categories will not be tolerated by the Board.”

    JAMB, however, dismissed a recent allegation by a candidate who alleged that she was bypassed by UNN for admission despite having a high score.

    The Board said the candidate cited in the allegation was found not to have been disadvantaged, as several higher-ranked candidates were ahead of her on the admission list.

    The statement added, “Consequently, her non-admission was in line with due process of her not ranking high enough to be on the selected limit.

    “While the Board observed instances where some better-ranked candidates were indeed skipped and had ordered the reversal of those admissions, the said candidate was not affected by such irregularities.

    “JAMB remains resolute in ensuring that no candidate with a higher ranking is displaced by a lower-ranked candidate in the admission process.

    “The Board therefore advises candidates to refrain from allowing themselves to be used by individuals seeking attention or followership on social media through baseless allegations. Candidates are urged to verify claims of admission irregularities through appropriate and official channels before lending credence to or promoting such allegations.”