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JAMB Probes AI-Driven Syndicate Over 2026 UTME Registration Sabotage

NewsDeskNgMar 1, 2026March 1, 20260

JAMB has opened an investigation into a syndicate allegedly using AI to subvert the registration process for the 2026 UTME. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened an investigation into members of a syndicate allegedly using artificial intelligence to subvert the registration process for this year’s Unified Tertiary...

JAMB Clarifies Hijab Removal Not Required During Registration, Explains Biometric Photo Rules

NewsDeskNgFeb 22, 2026February 22, 20260

JAMB states Muslim candidates can keep hijabs during registration; ear visibility requested for standard biometric identification only. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that candidates were not required to remove their hijabs during registration. The clarification was in reaction to a video that raised concerns about alleged...

JAMB cancels aptitude test for 2024 Direct Entry candidates

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced that it has shelved the conduct of aptitude test for 2024 Direct Entry candidates. The Board instead said that other placement criteria will be considered for Direct Entry admissions. JAMB announced this on Monday in a post on its official X...

JAMB releases 2024 supplementary UTME results

NewsDeskNgJun 28, 2024June 28, 20240

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the results of candidates of the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The supplementary UTME was conducted between Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd, 2024. JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, directed candidates on how to check their results. “To check their...

JAMB urges candidates for rescheduled Mock-UTME to print Notification slips

NewsDeskNgApr 15, 2023April 15, 20230

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has directed candidates, who had registered for the 2023 optional Mock-UTME but could not sit the examination, which was held on Thursday, 30th March, 2023, on account of technical challenges, to print their Notification Slips from Friday, 14th April, 2023 for the rescheduled mock...