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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 3 Oct 2024
MTN Foundation Hosts 2024 Scholarship Awards Ceremony in Abuja
As part of MTN’s commitment to ensuring quality education and rewarding academic excellence, the MTN Foundation hosted its annual Scholarship award ceremony in Abuja. L-R: Dr. Othman Ibrahim, Deputy…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 15 Sept 2014
JAMB Asks Nigerians to Build CBT Centres
Prof. ‘Dibu Ojerinde, registrar and chief executive of Joint Matriculation Board, has called on Nigerians to partner with the Board in ensuring that enough Computer Based Test centres are established…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- 6 Feb 2013
Reps Ask FG to Halt CBT for UTME
The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to suspend the planned commencement of computer-based test for the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations ( UTME). The House…
- 20 Aug 2024
GOCOP Takes 8th Annual Conference to Lokoja
Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) will on October 3, 2024 converge on Lokoja, Kogi State Capital for the 8th edition of their conference, which is the first time a state will be hosting…
- 23 Jun 2021
Use of NIN Exposes over 500,000 Fake UTME Candidates - JAMB
The use of the National Identity Number (NIN) in registering for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has exposed the yearly humongous fraud committed by candidates,…
- 1 Jun 2025
FG Plans Special Court for Exam Cheats
Federal government has proposed setting up a National Examination Malpractice Court to swiftly prosecute exam cheats and curb malpractice nationwide. Dr. Tunji Alausa, minister of Education, affirmed…
- 3 May 2021
Copyright Commission to Support Anti-Plagiarism Software for Tertiary Institutions
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has pledged institutional support for the newly launched anti-plagiarism software to address incessant plagiarism and other copyright abuses in Nigerian tertiary…
- 24 Nov 2019
FG Taps Leo Stan Ekeh, Others for National Productivity Merit Award
Federal Government has nominated a number of prominent Nigerians including Leo Stan Ekeh, Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, Oba Otudeko and 21 others for the prestigious National Productivity Order of…
- 11 Feb 2018
'Money Swallowing' Snake Becomes Internet Sensation
Nigerian social media space is buzzing after a local portal reported in Saturday that a government official had blamed a mysterious snake for missing funds of over $100,000, that is some N36 million.…