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JAMB Cancels Use Of NIN For 2020 UTME Exams

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cancelled the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) for registration of candidates for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Recalled that it was stated by the examination body that henceforth, students would now be asked to have the NIN before they can participate in the exams. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar revealed this on Saturday at a press conference held at the board’s headquarters in Abuja. He explained that the decision was to allow more candidates to obtain the NIN before the 2021 UTME. Meanwhile, registration for the UTME is expected to start on Monday, January 13 and JAMB had said [Read]

[BREAKING] UTME 2020: JAMB fixes date for commencement of registrations, Exams

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has released date for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME). Prospective candidates are to participate in the exercise on March 14. [SEE ALSO] JUST IN: Ogun APM Guber Candidate, Akinlade, Loyalists return to APC The date was announced by JAMB on Monday, December 23, saying the examination will hold between March 14 and April 4. Prof Is-haq Oloyede, registrar of JAMB, made the announcement in Abuja during a meeting with commissioners for education from the 36 states. According to Oloyede, registration for the UTME will start on January 13, and end on February 17. [Read]

Malpractices: JAMB To Deploy Drones To Exam Centres During 2020 UTME

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday said it will deploy drone cameras to all the identified 700 examination centres to check any activity that can jeopardise the efforts of the Board from being a transparent agency of government it is known for. It also announced it generated N20 billion from University and Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) between 2016 to 2019. The board’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed these in Zaria, Kaduna State, during the second day of meeting with Computer Based Test (CBT) centres operators with the States coordinators of the Board, financial institutions and internet service providers. Oloyede, who was specifically addressing CBT centres operators who [Read]

UTME 2020: Ogun Assembly to Intervene over National Identity registration challenges

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  ABEOKUTA – In its bid to address the challenge being faced by the people in the process of registration for the National Identity Card in Ogun State, the State House of Assembly has waded in to provide logistic support for the State Office of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure seamless registration, especially for Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination applicants. The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo gave the assurance during an interactive session with the members of the management team of the agency led by the Coordinator of the (NIMC) in the State, Mr Adeniyi Olatunde at the Assembly [Read]

BREAKING: We’re Using National Idenfication Number for UTME 2020 Registration – Oloyede

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ABUJA – Fresh report reaching NEWS FLAKES NG at PRESS TIME has it that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced its plan to use the National Identity Number issued by the National Identity Management Commission for the conduct of 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, stated this in Abuja, when the Director, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Mr Dasuki Arabi, visited him at the headquarters of the board in Abuja. He said said decision to introduce NIN to UTME was in line with the directive of the Federal Government that NIMC should be the primary data collection centre. He noted that the NIN would [Read]

First Class Graduate Who Wrote Jamb Six Times Dies After Completing NYSC Programme

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Simon Godwin Idoko, the young man, who graduated with First Class degree in Pure and Applied Chemistry from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State is dead. It was gathered that Idoko died on Monday at the age of 29 few days after completing his National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. Idoko was attached to the Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State, where he served as his Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) in the Chemistry Department as graduate assistant. The real cause of his death is still sketchy at the moment but sources said his burial is ongoing in his country home, Udaburu Owukpa in Ogbadibo LGA of Benue State. Speaking on the [Read]

2019 UTME: 80 UTME Candidates Facing Trial For Exam Fraud

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that no fewer than 80 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates nationwide are undergoing prosecution for various cases of malpractice and fraud in the 2019 examination. The JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, stated this in a meeting with journalists in Abuja on Thursday. He added that apart from the 80 standing trial, a number of candidates had been jailed for malpractices in the last two months. He did not specify the number of those jailed. The registrar noted that although the board spent a lot of money on the ongoing prosecution, it was worth it so that the examination system in the country [Read]

2020 UTME: JAMB Reveals New Method Of Registration

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says starting from 2020, candidates will register for its examinations with their National Identity Management Number (NIM) to solve the challenges of multiple registration. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Head of Media of the board made this known at a one-day capacity building workshop organised by the National Examination Council (NECO) for education correspondents in Keffi, Nasarawa on Friday. Benjamin, who spoke on the topic: “Understanding Reporting in the 21st Century”, said the development would be facilitated through partnership with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). According to him, experience has shown that malpractice in the conduct of public examination, especially the UTME, actually begins [Read]

Disgruntled UTME candidates tackle JAMB over alleged lapses

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Some candidates, who took the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, have carpeted the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for the alleged lapses in the conduct of this year’s exam as well as the results. JAMB conducted the 2019 UTME between April 11 and 18 in about 698 Computer-Based Test centres, with 1.8million candidates sitting the exam. The results were released on May 11. But many candidates have yet to receive their results amid reports of computer failure, biometric issues and allegations of impersonation. One of the candidates, Haruna Musa, who spoke with our correspondent on Friday, said her computer suddenly turned off during the exam and that she got 19 [Read]

2019 UTME: Simi Reacts To New 160 Cut Off Mark

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Few Days ago, JAMB officials revealed that they had approved 160 as cut-off mark for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The decision was made at a meeting held in Osun State, Southwest Nigeria. In a swift reaction, Nigerian singer, Simi faulted the current educational system being practiced in the country which she believes has killed off lots of talents. According to her, lots of talents are dying because the country has made many believe that one can only attain success if he or she follows a certain path. She tweeted: I feel like the current method of education is faulty. Ppl have different strengths – but we were raised [Read]

JUST IN: JAMB Announces Cut-off Marks for 2019 Admissions [READ MORE]

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  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Tuesday approved 160 and above as this year’s national minimum cut-off mark for admission into public universities. NEWS FLAKES NG gathers that the decision was reached at the 19th Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria which held at the Bola Babalakin Auditorium, Gbongan, Osun State. According to the Nation, the board also approved 140 as minimum UTME score for admission into private universities and 110 for admission into private polytechnics.   [Read]

JAMB to Announce New Cut – off Marks for 2019/2020 Admissions Tuesday

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The Cut – off marks for the 2019/2020 admission will on Tuesday be fixed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at a policy meeting with stakeholders at Gbongan, Osun State. Dropping the hint in a statement yesterday in Abuja, JAMB’s Head of Information Dr. Fabian Benjamin said the official cut-off marks would announced at the end of the policy meeting. He advised candidates to disregard any cut-off mark being peddled by fraudsters, describing it as “fake.” Benjamin said: “The clarification became necessary following speculations that the board had fixed the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off marks. “It is pertinent to note that the heads of institutions [Read]

2019 UTME: JAMB Speaks On Cut-Off Marks

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not published the national and general minimum cut-off marks for placement of candidates into the nation’s tertiary institutions as was being speculated in some quarters. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. According to him, there is no truth behind such speculations, adding that some persons, whom he described as fraudulent elements were behind the development with a ploy to defraud innocent Nigerians especially the candidates. Benjamin said the cut-off marks could only be arrived at with the inputs of critical stakeholders [Read]

JAMB Conducts Fresh Exams (See Reasons)

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday, conducted a supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 490 candidates, whose Computer-Based Test centres were earlier suspended for malpractices and other infractions. The UTME was held in JAMB CBT centre in Kogo, Abuja, JAMB Bayelsa State office, Yenagoa and JAMB National Headquarters in Bwari, Abuja. The board said in its weekly bulletin, that “it was expedient to suspend all examinations at centres earlier earmarked for the candidates based on the lack of capacity of the centres and involvement in examination infractions. “The board has conducted a supplementary examination for 490 candidates, who could not take their rescheduled examination. The candidates [Read]