Meanwhile, in its assessment of JAMB results between 2013 and 2022, the Economic Confidential Magazine has listed 56 Best Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates in the last 10 years who scored an average of 290 and above.

ASUU Strike, JAMB’s dilemma and the Future of Poor Students, by Bola Bolawole   When everyone had hoped that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would call off its strike, it extended it by a whopping three months, to the consternation and bewilderment of students,...

Nigerians Are 'Over-educated', Says JAMB Registrar   The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has criticized the emphasis Nigerians lay on university education at the expense of talent development and skills acquisition. Speaking in an interactive session with senior...

JAMB Remits N3.51bn 2021 Operating Surplus     The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has remitted the sum of N3.51 billion to the national treasury as part of its 2021 operating surplus. The 2021 remittance was in line with Prof. Is-haq Oloyede’s avowed commitment to prudent management of...

JAMB Cancels UTME Cut Off Marks     The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday, cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions and allowed the institutions freedom to set their individual minimum benchmark for admission. The Board took the decision at the 2021 policy...

NIN Has Eliminated Exam Frauds, Says JAMB       The National Identification Number (NIN) introduction has eliminated multiple registrations, impersonation, and other malpractices associated with UTME, says the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. He said...