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- 14 Apr 2021
Fraudsters Take over JAMB Website, Divert Staff Allowances
Suspected fraudsters recently took over the websites of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and hijacked over N10 million meant to be paid to ad-hoc staff of the JAMB, as allowances. The…
- 23 Nov 2018
WikiMaster App Unveils New JAMB Exam Preparation Portal
An online portal that will help students prepare for JAMB Examinations called WikiMaster App has unveiled. The new portal built for Nigeria and West Africa Students who are preparing for Jamb exams…
- 2 Jun 2025
JAMB Waxes Worriedly over Rising Digital Exam Fraud
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has called for radical and urgent interventions to curb the rising wave of sophisticated digital examination fraud in Nigeria. JAMB warned that the…
- 26 Apr 2010
JAMB Rakes in N63.2b from UTME Forms
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) raked in some N63.2billion from sale of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can reveal. JAMB is the…
- 23 Mar 2016
JAMB Used Wrong Software for 2016 Exams
Association of Tutorial School Operators (ATSO) has accused the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) of using the wrong grading software to mark the 2016/2017 Unified Tertiary…
- 27 Mar 2014
President Jonathan Endorses JAMB e-Testing
President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed the Computer Based Test (CBT) introduced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the conduct of her Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
- 9 Nov 2015
NCC Donates Four CBT Centres to JAMB
In order to augment facilities for smooth conduct of Computer Based Tests (CBT) by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has built and…
- 12 Jan 2020
Group hails JAMB on NIN suspension; seeks FG's attention to NIMC
Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers, DEMS Volunteers, has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for suspending the use of National Identification Number, NIN, as a…
- 25 Oct 2020
Senate Queries JAMB over Alleged N7.3Bn Contract Scam
Senate has queried the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) over N7.3 billion contracts scandal. The discovery is contained in the report of Anthony Ayine, auditor general of federation…
- 10 Jul 2025
JAMB Accuses Student of Securing Admission through Identity Fraud
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has accused a 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate of manipulating his identity and engaging in online blackmail. Fabian…
- 17 Mar 2016
Reps Seek Suspension of JAMB Computer- Based Tests
The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to direct Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) to suspend the computer based 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination test.…
- 3 Sept 2021
Police Probe 19-Year-Old who Threatened JAMB with N1Bn Suit
Chinedu Ifesinachi John, a 19-year-old candidate in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), who accused the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), of altering his…
- 21 May 2026
Meet the 39-Year-Old Genius Replacing Oloyede at JAMB
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed 39‑year‑old Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is‑haq Oloyede whose…
- 17 Mar 2017
UTME: JAMB Clarifies Position, Says Awaiting Results Candidates Can Apply
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) in Abuja has said candidates awaiting results are eligible to register and sit for the Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination. A…
- 26 Jan 2020
JAMB, NSCDC Wage War on Fraudulent CBT Centres, Others
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have entered into an agreement to crack down on Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres and ePIN…
- 7 Jan 2019
Interswitch Opens Platforms For Easy 2019 JAMB / UTME Registration
Following its accreditation by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to provide ePINs and forms for candidates looking to register for the JAMB/UTME examinations, Interswitch, a foremost…
- 1 Sept 2008
Jamb Rakes in N3.9Bn from Scratch Cards
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Jamb), empowered to conduct matriculation examination for entry into all Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in Nigeria made a whopping sum…
- 14 Jan 2014
Fake JAMB-UTME e-Facility Cards in Circulation
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has alerted the public on reports of fake Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), e-facility cards in circulation in Lagos. Kamaldeen…
- 24 Mar 2021
JAMB Makes NIN Compulsory for 2021 UTME Registration
Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that potential candidates who want to register for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) must provide…
- 1 Mar 2026
JAMB Uncovers AI-Driven Fraud Targeting UTME Candidates, Warns Parents
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it has uncovered criminal syndicates that are deploying artificial intelligence tools to impersonate its officials and defraud candidates…
- 10 Feb 2022
JAMB Introduces Self-Registration, New USSD Code for 2022 Candidates
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has established self-registration centers in Abuja and Lagos, for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE)…
- 5 May 2013
JAMB Warns Candidates Against Internet Fraudsters
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned prospective candidates into universities and other tertiary institutions who sat its 2013 admission examinations on April 28 against…
- 29 Mar 2016
FG Reaffirms Support for JAMB’s CBT
The Federal Government said there is no going back on the Computer Based Tests, CBT, recently introduced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB). Professor Anthony Anwuka, minister of…
- 30 Jan 2015
JAMB Gets Special Computers for Visually Impaired
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that it has procured gadgets to facilitate the participation of the visually impaired candidates in its Computer Based Test (CBT) in…
- 7 Jul 2021
Court Remands Ojerinde, Ex JAMB Boss in Prison over Alleged N5.2Bn Fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Professor Lawrence Adedibu Ojerinde, a former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in prison custody over alleged N5 billion…
- 11 Apr 2021
JAMB Finally Begins Registration of Candidates for 2021 Admissions after NIN Glitches
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at the weekend announced the commencement of registration of candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry to…
- 10 Mar 2016
JAMB Regrets Technical Hitches at Exam Centres
Mrs Beatrice Okorie, coordinator, JAMB National Head Quarters Annex, Lagos, has expressed her regrets over the technical hitches recorded in some centres in the state in the ongoing University…
- 21 Sept 2023
JAMB Registrar, Prof Oloyede to Chair 2023 GOCOP Conference in Abuja
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), will serve as the Chairman of the 2023 Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). This…
- 18 Mar 2018
JAMB Warns as Fraudster Urges UTME Candidates to Pay for Scores ‘Upgrades’
As the writing of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination came to an end on Friday, fraudsters have invaded the Internet, asking candidates to call some numbers through which they could…
- 2 Jun 2016
FG Scraps Post JAMB
Federal government on Thursday scrapped the controversial examinations usually organised by universities in Nigeria for admission seekers after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UMTE)…