Education

JAMB Orders Review Of 2025 UTME

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has ordered an immediate review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following a wave of public complaints alleging technical glitches, incomplete questions, and unusually low scores.

The Board, in a statement issued by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, acknowledged what it described as an “unusual volume of complaints” since the release of the UTME results last Friday.

It said the development had prompted it to fast-track its annual post-examination review process, which typically takes place months after the exercise.

“We are particularly concerned about the unusual complaints originating from a few states within the federation. We are currently scrutinising these complaints in detail to identify and rectify any potential technical issues,” the statement read.

The spokesperson explained that the annual review covers three stages of the UTME cycle registration, examination, and result release.

He added that if any faults are found in the system, JAMB would not hesitate to implement “appropriate remedial measures.

“To assist in this process, we have engaged a number of experts, including members from the Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria, Chief External Examiners, who are heads of tertiary institutions, the Educational Assessment and Research Network in Africa, measurement experts, and Vice Chancellors from various institutions.”

The exam board noted that “If it is determined that there were indeed glitches, we will implement appropriate remedial measures promptly, as we do in the case of the examinations themselves.”

JAMB’s intervention comes amid reports that thousands of candidates are preparing to file a class-action lawsuit against the Board over the alleged irregularities.

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Education

Official, Candidates Hail Conduct of 2025 UTME

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By Olusegun Folarin

Official and candidates describe the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, as peaceful and noted significant success in the process.

A Radio Nigeria correspondent who visited some exam centres in the Ogun State capital observed that the students were orderly while the examination commenced at the stipulated time.

Some of the candidates who spoke with Radio Nigeria commended the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for addressing the challenges recorded during the conduct of the mock examination.

They stressed the need for the examination regulatory body to mandate the various examination centres to provide spaces for candidates to stay pending their turn to take the exam, rather than leaving them out in the sun.

A parent, Mr Ajala Johnson, who described the process as smooth, also appealed to JAMB to improve in the provision of space for candidates to stay while waiting their turn.

In a reaction, a supervisor from the Abuja JAMB office, Mrs Ayodele Abiodun, said all arrangements had been made for the smooth conduct of the examination.

Mrs Abiodun commended the candidates for being peaceful and orderly during the examination.

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JAMB Alerts Candidates on Scam Texts

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has dissociated itself from the ongoing circulation of false, misleading, and criminal messages targeting candidates who registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

The JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja, said the messages were being disseminated by suspected fraudsters to defraud unsuspecting individuals.

Benjamin noted that the perpetrators had exploited the numerical variant of UTME, 8863, and merged it with the Board’s short code, 55019, to create a deceptive code that mimics JAMB’s official messaging system.

According to him, through this fraudulent scheme, they have been sending misleading messages to candidates, falsely claiming to detect manipulations in their JAMB details and urging them to contact certain individuals who would “assist” in resolving these fabricated issues.

“We want to emphasise that these messages are not from JAMB. Security agencies have been notified and are actively tracking the perpetrators behind this scam.

“Candidates are strongly advised to ignore such messages. This is a common tactic employed by fraudsters who seek to exploit the examination period to deceive and defraud innocent candidates.”

He, therefore, urged the general public to remain vigilant and critically assess the messages they receive, adding that any communication that does not align with JAMB’s official channels or uses suspicious language or instructions should be treated as fraudulent.

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2025 UTME: JAMB Announces Remaining States for Optional Mock Examination

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said no candidate would sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, outside their state of registration.

The JAMB Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, stated this in a telephone interview with newsmen in Abuja.

Dr Benjamin explained that some candidates, who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, outside their state of registration and residence, were sent to the available mock centres closer to their areas.

He said this was because not all the Computer-Based Test, CBT, centres were available to conduct the mock examination, adding that, however, all registered centres would be available for the main exercise.

“If centres for mock in Abuja are filled up and there are available centres in Nassarawa State, candidates will be sent there.

According to him, this is not likely to happen in the main examination because there will be more centres conducting the main examination and so, no candidate will be sent outside their state of residence.

Dr Benjamin explained that early registration of the UTME also determined how close a candidate’s centre would be to him or her, adding that once a closer centre was already filled up, the candidate may be assigned any available centre within the state.

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2025 UTME Mock Holds Nationwide

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By Modupe Toba / Rotimi Famakin

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, today conducted the 2025 optional UTME Mock examination in Computer-Based Test, CBT centres across the nation.

As early as half past six this morning most of the JAMB Accredited CBT centres in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital, saw candidates and parents thronging into their premises.

Radio Nigeria Correspondents who monitored the exercise in Araromi area of Apata, Kuola, Oluyole Estate, UI and Polytechnic Road, Sango, all in Ibadan report that Security Personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC were on ground to ensure peace and orderliness.

Two parents who spoke with Radio Nigeria, Mr Oluwole Ladejo and Mrs Olajumoke Durodola said they opted for the Mock to help their children gain confidence during the main Unified Tertiary Matriculation. Examination, UTME.

A JAMB technical Staff, at one of the CBT centres, Miss Rukayat Lawal explained that the candidates who were thoroughly searched before being allowed into the examination hall were not permitted to take any electronic gadget, such as handsets, earphones or calculator into the examination, except their pencils.

Miss Lawal said JAMB was much more prepared for a hitch-free examination this year, adding that CBT centres approved by JAMB were only allowed to hold the UTME running on power generators.

Another Jamb official at a CBT centre along Akala Expressway, Mrs basirat Hassan explained that there were no hitches as candidates conducted themselves in an orderly manner.

Mrs Hassan noted that the Mock examination was to assess the preparedness of the CBT centers and prepare the students for the main examination, which would be in batches starting from the 25th of this month. 

Each centre visited had not less than Two Hundred and fifty candidates sitting for the 2025 Mock UTME, while over two hundred thousand candidates registered for the 2025 Optional UTME Mock examination Nationwide.

Similarly, our correspondent who monitored the situation at the Distance Learning CBT Centre of the University of Ibadan and PEFTI Computer Based Test Centre situated at Leventis, Sango Ibadan reports that the exercise was conducted in an orderly manner.

According to reports the centre witnessed the presence of security personnel manning the entrance, while parents of the students were hanging around.

In an interview, the Coordinator of the centre, Mr Ayobami Adeoye said the candidates arrived as early as 6 o’clock in the morning based on their examination time schedule.

He maintained that the centre with a 250-seater capacity had facilities required by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board for the conduct of UTME-CBT examination.

Mr Adeoye advised students to update themselves with JAMB requirements and prepare adequately to have a hitch-free exam experience.

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JAMB Plans Releasing 2024 UTME Results Soon

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has concluded plans to release the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, is scheduled to hold a press briefing in Abuja on Monday regarding the release of the results and related matters, as indicated in a notice circulated to journalists in the capital city.

The notice was made available by the Board’s Head of Public Relations, Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday.

However, there are indications that results that would be released on Monday are for the candidates that participated in the UTME in the first few days, while others would be released after “due diligence” is completed.

The board earlier clarified that the decision to delay the release of the results for a few days was made to allow ample time for thorough scrutiny.

This measure, according to the examination body, was taken to guarantee the credibility and integrity of the results, ensuring there are no doubts or uncertainties, especially concerning issues such as impersonation, mixed biometrics, and other forms of malpractices.

In the past week, more than 1.9 million candidates enrolled for the 2024 UTME across over 700 Computer-Based Test centers nationwide.

The 2024 examination, which commenced on Friday, April 19, 2024, is expected to be concluded today.

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2024 JAMB: Oyo NSCDC Commandant Commends Personnel

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By Rasheedah Makinde

The State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, Commandant Augustine Padonu, has lauded personnel of the corps for their professionalism during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Friday, 19th April 2024.

Commandant Padonu gave his officers a thumb-up while conducting a thorough inspection of the deployment of NSCDC personnel to the accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centres across the State.

In a Press Release, the Oyo NSCDC boss described the deployment as a strategic effort and a testament to the collaboration between NSCDC and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).


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The State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, Commandant Augustine Padonu, conducted a thorough inspection of the deployment of NSCDC personnel to the accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centres across the State for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Friday, 19th April 2024. This strategic effort is a testament to the collaboration between NSCDC and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

In an impressive display of commitment and precision, personnel of the NSCDC reported at various centres as early as 6:00 am to check in the candidates and ensure each of them underwent biometric capturing, setting the stage for a smooth and secure examination process.

Commandant Padonu said, “A total of 150 NSCDC personnel have been deployed to the 43 accredited CBT centres across the State to provide security, prevent intrusion of unwanted persons and uphold the integrity of the examination. Our personnel are well trained, and I can assure the examination body, JAMB, and the candidates that the conduct of the examination will be hitch-free.”

During his visit to the Polytechnic, Ibadan centre, Commandant Padonu was pleased to witness a high level of orderliness. Professor L.A. Ahmed, the Supervisor of the centre, while commending NSCDC, expressed his satisfaction with the personnel posted to the centre for their cooperation and promptness, acknowledging their exceptional professionalism in managing the candidates. He also visited the JAMB Professional Test Centre at Ikolaba.

Commandant Padonu also took the opportunity to urge the candidates to abide by the rules and regulations guiding the examination, while advising parents to stay away from the examination centres as irregularities will not be condoned.

It is important to note that each centre will host an average of three examination sessions, with an adequate number of officers assigned to ensure a smooth and successful operation.

NSCDC remains committed to its mandate of providing security and ensuring the welfare of citizens. Commandant Padonu’s inspection underscores his dedication to promoting a secure and transparent examination environment for the benefit of all stakeholders involved.

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Parents React to JAMB Registrar’s Order On Arrest

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By Dayo Adu

Some parents who accompanied candidates to JAMB accredited CBT centre in Orogun, Ibadan, have expressed disappointment at the order of the registrar of JAMB directing police to arrest parents at the CBT centres.

The parents who were seen few metres away from the examination Premises noted that since the examination was not conducted in their children’s secondary schools like that of WAEC, there’ s the need to accompany them to locate the venue.

They noted that such directive was not appropriate in view of the security challenges, facing the nation adding that welfare of the candidates should be the priority of the registrar rather than the examination.

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Parents Defy JAMB Directive, Besiege CBT Centres

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By Blessing Okareh

Despite the directive of JAMB for Parents to stay away from CBT centers, many parents still throng the Examination venues in support of their children and wards sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME which commenced Nationwide today.

Radio Nigeria correspondents who monitored the exercise in Ibadan Oyo State, report that parents were seen waiting patiently for their children writing the Examination.

Some of the parents who spoke with Radio Nigeria said it was practically impossible to allow their children to go to the CBT Centers alone for the Examination.

Two parents Mrs Olufunke Owofadeju and Mr Tosin Bakare noted that many of the Candidates were below the age of accountability and as such could not be left alone “Why i followed my daughter is that we come long distance. We are from Oyo and i cannot allow her alone to come from Oyo.Infact, in the morning the CBT officials addressed us that we should stay away.”

Similarly, Mrs Oluwadamilola Ayinde said, “I have child and we also come from long distance.That is the reason i followed him here and he cannot go back home without may be , i followed him back.All those people invigilating them did not allow us to stay here at all “.

Speaking on the age of students writing the examination, one if the parents said’ 17 years was better because 15,16, i think the age is still small for them.My child is 17 years

Mr. Tosin Bakare who is a business man said ” The directive of JAMB to parents not to be at the venue of the test, I don’t think they thought it through.There are some children that are not of that age that you can leave them alone. it behoves on parents to guide their children.Where i will agree with JAMB is that some unruly parents tend to take such opportunity to disrupt the examination.They should be handled appropriately”.
On the age of students, the opinion of Mr Bakare is that, “The legal age for the independence of a child is 18 ,in some countries 21.So, when a child is still 17, he is not up to.that age of full responsibility.But 17 to.me is still ok”.

Some of the candidates said the examination was hitch free.

Radio Nigeria however observed that the exercise was very orderly.

The 2024 UTME is holding across the Nation in over 700 CBT centers.

Education

2024 UTME: JAMB Okays Free Registration for PLWDs

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The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board, JAMB, says Persons Living With Disabilities, PLWDs, who wish to sit for the 2024/2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination can register at no cost.

The JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, made this known while rolling out the registration process for interested candidates across the country.

While announcing that registration for the 2024 matriculation examination will commence on Monday, 15th January 2024, Oloyede said JAMB will issue free application documents to all categories of Persons Living With Disability as a form of support.

“To support the PLWD, JAMB will issue free application documents to all categories of Persons Living with Disabilities in the advertisement for the 2024 UTME/DE,” he said.

Oloyede noted that measures have been put in place to ensure a smooth exercise for all candidates and audio books will be provided for all blind candidates.

The registrar said the development was a digital adaptation of the traditional reading book, noting that it will come in popular audio formats such as MP3, WMV, and WMA which will be compatible with all devices that can stream audio records.

He said the suggestion for the provision of audiobooks was made at the first National Conference on Equal Opportunity of Access to Higher Education in Nigeria.

Apart from the blind candidates, other groups to benefit from the free registration according to the examination body are people with Down syndrome, Autism, Dyslexia disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

 “The following categories of candidates will now be listed under the disability group: Down syndrome, Autism, Dyslexia disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),” he said.

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JAMB Begins Sales of Form January 15

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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the dates for activities that will culminate in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, indicated that barring any unforeseen circumstances that might warrant a change in plans, January 15 to February 26, has been fixed for the sale of UTME application document.

Similarly, March 7, 2024, has been slated for the 2024 mock UTME, while the main UTME will be held between April 19 and 29. Candidates are expected to print their examination slips from April 10.

He enjoined candidates interested in the 2024 UTME to take note of the dates and other advisories that might be issued by the board concerning the administration of the examination, and they could also visit the board’s website @www.jamb gov.ng for other relevant information regarding the 2024 UTME exercise.

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Laptop Theft Lands JAMB Employee in Jail  

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A Magistrate Court 2 sitting in Kado Life Camp, Abuja, has jailed a contract worker with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board six months for stealing an HP laptop belonging to the Board, JAMB said in its weekly bulletin which was published on Monday.

The bulletin which was approved by the Board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, noted that the culprit, Emmanuel Odey, according to the charge sheet was alleged to have committed the crime on Thursday, 13th July 2023, at the Board’s FCT Zonal Office, Abuja, contrary to Section 287-289 of the Penal Code and punishable under the same section.

The bulletin read, “Odey, a cleaner employed for cleaning services at the Board’s FCT Zonal Office, broke down in tears and admitted before the court to stealing the HP laptop worth N350,000 to pay his house rent that has expired.

“While pleading for leniency, he confessed that he had acted alone but blamed the devil for his act and begged to be given a second chance.”

The bulletin further stated after an intense cross-examination, the Senior Magistrate, Mr. Egbe Joshua, stated that, “the defendant, a first-time offender, had shown remorse and had not wasted the precious time of the court and recognised youthful exuberance as a possible factor in the crime.

“The Senior Magistrate summarily tried and convicted the defendant under Section 112(8) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, and sentenced him to six months imprisonment with an option of a fine of five thousand naira.”

The Board noted that in an earlier bid to unravel the mystery of the missing HP laptop, it set up an investigating team headed by Superintendent of Police, Joy Abuma, whose “painstaking investigation” led to the arrest of the defendant and his eventual confession that he had hidden the laptop in his sister’s residence.

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UTME: Reps Applaud JAMB over Technology Deployment  

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The Chairman, the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Ejikeme Mmesoma, Soli Sada, has commended the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, for the technological innovations deployed by the board for the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

Sada gave the commendation when the ad hoc committee visited JAMB headquarters, according to a statement signed by the Board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, which was released on Thursday in Abuja.

The committee also applauded the exam body for fortifying its operations against criminal infiltrations.

He also congratulated the board for generating enough revenue for the federation account, stating that JAMB was one of the public institutions with quality governance.

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Mmesoma’s UTME Score: NUT Says Controversy Disgraceful

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The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has described Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s allegation that the University and Tertiary Matriculation Examination result presented by Mmesoma Ejikeme is fake as disgraceful and embarrassing.

The NUT National President, Mr Titus Amba, in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday, said for Mmesoma and other candidates to have access to upgrade and present fake UTME results showed that JAMB had not fully secured its systems and the process of conducting its exam.

“It is quite unfortunate that this came up as a national issue, it is quite embarrassing. Embarrassing in the sense that it shows that JAMB has not truly secured its own system in terms of examination.

“If the result published or advertised by the girl who already received scholarships was not the real result that came out from their portal, then, we should question the security of the process of the UTME examination.”

He advised JAMB “What I will advise as an educationist is for JAMB to see how best they can secure their examination process so that these things won’t come up again. I advise that they should look inwardly at the examination process. Somebody within them is aiding and abetting all these things that are happening.”

Amba also called on the government to fund the examination boards in the country so as to prevent such future occurrences.

“Government should be able to fund these examination bodies very well and make sure if anything like this happens, they should be held responsible, because UTME is not something you joke with. There are situations where if The West African Senior School Certificate Examination is taking place at 9 am by 7 am you will see questions flying online. How did these questions leak out when it’s yet to be written? Government should rethink. It is quite unfortunate that someone will sit under his closet and manufacture results and scores. I know the JAMB registrar to be a very strong person and a no-nonsense professor. He should look inwardly.”

Also speaking, National President, Association of Tutorial School Operators, Mr Dotun Sodunke, complained that there were different syndicates online posting advertisements on how they could assist candidates to upgrade their results.

“Unfortunately, the government is aware of all these adverts and nothing is been done to all these small boys that are into education or academic yahoo and soiling our names.

“If I want to sit for WAEC now, all you need is N2,000, subscribe online, and you will get these questions, including essay writing and everything,” he said.

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JAMB Exposes Acclaimed Top Scorer

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says it will prosecute one Ejikeme Mmesoma for allegedly inflating her score from 249 to 362 in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, thus parading herself as the 2023 UTME top scorer.

The examination body said it also uncovered one Atung Gerald from Kaduna State, who never sat the exam, but claimed to have scored 380.

In a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB said it found the case of Mmesoma particularly pathetic as she had allegedly hoodwinked unspecting members of the public, including businessman, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, who offered her N3m in scholarship, while a state honour was being planned to celebrate her.

The JAMB spokesperson said, “The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been drawn to several publications in both print and online media celebrating certain candidates for being high scorers in the 2023 UTME.

“The board is constrained to set the records straight and wishes to state unequivocally that many of the results which many of these candidates are parading are fake. In many instances, some of these candidates had actually obtained far lower scores than they are claiming and had used some funny software packages to manipulate their results to deceive unsuspecting members of the public.

“The most pathetic of them all is the case of Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, who claimed to have scored 362 in the 2023 UTME and was awarded a N3m scholarship by Chief Innocent Chukwuma.

“She was even set to be honoured by the Anambra State Government when one of its top officials put a call through to JAMB to confirm her claim only for the board to reveal that Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma had actually scored 249 and not 362 she claimed.

“She had manipulated her UTME result to deceive the public to fraudulently obtain scholarship and other recognitions.”

On the case of Gerald, who claimed to have scored 380, JAMB said, “His ethnic group had taken the issue up, requesting that he should be given special recognition only for the board to disappoint them with the incontestable fact that Atung never obtained the 2023 UTME application documents not to talk of sitting the examination.”

JAMB said, “With this her ignoble act, Miss  Mmesoma would be prosecuted and her original result withdrawn. This is not all, as the board would, in due course,  investigate all candidates laying claims to higher scores than they actually obtained.

“Once discovered, such candidates’ original results would be withdrawn forthwith and they would be handed over to relevant security agencies for prosecution.”

The Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, told newsmen that the state already discovered Nmesioma’s claim to be false and had gone ahead to honour another candidate, Nkechinyere Umeh, who scored 360.

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Sales of Direct Entry E-PIN Lapses May 30 – JAMB

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The 2023 Direct Entry e-PIN registration sales will close on Saturday, 26th May 2023, while registration of those who obtained the e-PIN ends on Tuesday, 30th May 2023.

A statement on Tuesday by the Acting Director of Public Affairs JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin says the 2023 DE registration, which commenced in February 2023, was extended for all desiring candidates to register and was, at a point, suspended to facilitate the incorporation of certain safeguards designed to enhance the sanctity of the exercise.

It says the 2023 DE registration is unique among many others as it came with some features meant to enhance the Board’s capacity to permanently address those loopholes hitherto being exploited by some vested interests.

According to the statement, the Board is restating its determination to always innovate means and ways of checkmating all acts of infractions and at the same time would not hesitate to impose appropriate sanctions on any A’level awarding institutions found wanting.

‘’All A’level institutions are enjoined to be vigilant as there are deliberate intentions by desperate candidates to compromise their operations.

All genuine aspiring DE candidates, who are yet to register for the exercise are, therefore, urged to come out now to register as the Board would not entertain any further extension’’.

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80,000 Candidates Sit for Rescheduled Exam 2023 UTME

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AbouT 80,000 candidates who could not sit for the 2023 session of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board:s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, within their scheduled time owing to no fault of theirs, sat for the rescheduled examination across the country on Saturday.

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who monitored the exercise, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the rescheduled examination.

Adamu, who was in the company of the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, monitored the exam at the Computer Based Test, CBT centre located in Mambila Barracks, Asokoro District of Abuja. expressed delight over the smooth conduct of the exercise.

He said: “I am very happy with what I have seen. Regarding the (temporary) holding room (for candidates), and the arrangement in where they are taking the examination, I think everything is in order.

While saying no negative incident was recorded in the conduct of the UTME at the CBT centre, the minister, however, made a case for a temporary holding place for candidates waiting for the scheduled time of the exam.

“Everything is okay, have you seen any problem? Perhaps they should have a class for the holding room, I think that is the only improvement they will make here,” Adamu said.

Recall that the Board had on Tuesday released the results of candidates who had earlier taken part in the exam, which commenced on Tuesday, 25th April.

A total of 1,586,765 candidates indicated an interest in sitting for the 2023 UTME.

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JAMB Commences Release of UTME Results Tuesday

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday said it would commence the release of results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

This was contained in the minutes of the meeting held at the end of an emergency management meeting held over the weekend in Abuja.

In the minutes which was made available to our correspondent on Monday morning, the board noted that the delay in the release of results was due to the fact that it wanted to ensure that all necessary screenings were concluded.

“The Board would be releasing the results of candidates, who have taken the examination so far on Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023. The Board had delayed the release to ensure that all necessary screening are concluded besides ensuring that the mean and standard deviation are reasonably obtained before
releasing these results.

“As candidates check their results on Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023, those who sat the examination but had challenges without being aware of such, would not see their results but would instead see their notification for rescheduled examination,” it said.

Similarly, the examination body also noted that three categories of candidates who missed their examinations had been rescheduled for mop-up examinations.

“All candidates, who could not sit the 2023 UTME within their scheduled time owing to no fault of theirs, would be rescheduled to take the examination on Saturday, 6th May, 2023.

“Candidates under these categories are principally those who were verified at their centres but could not sit the examination; those who could not be biometrically verified, and those with mismatched data,”

The PUNCH had earlier reported that JAMB rescheduled the conduct of the 2023 UTME from Tuesday, April 25, 2023, to Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

The board had informed Nigerians that it would be using some novel innovative methods in conducting the exercise with the aim of completely arresting incidences of examination infractions.

“This has been largely achieved as the exercise recorded the lowest reported cases of infractions but with equally emerging challenges on account of human negligence which led to some candidates not being able to sit the examination on the first day. This notwithstanding, out of the 1,586,765 candidates that indicated an interest in sitting the examination, only 80,166 are now outstanding.

“On the first day of the 2023 UTME, a number of candidates in some centres could not sit the examination as well as in some centres in subsequent days due to diverse reasons. Though a reasonable number of them have been rescheduled and have taken the examination, some are yet to take their examination.

“As part of the decisions reached at the end of an emergency management meeting held on Sunday, 31st April 2023, the Board has fixed Saturday, 6th May 2023, for all categories of candidates who have not sat their examination, as listed below, to take their examination,” the board said.

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JAMB Mock: Candidates Displeased with Inability to Write

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By Blessing Okahre

Some candidates sitting for the 2023 Mock Examination has expressed displeasure over the inability to write the examination.

The candidates, who spoke with Radio Nigeria, said those whose examinations were scheduled for 7: O’clock in the morning, were not able to sit for it due to poor network.

Three of the candidates, Esther Bakare, Opeyemi Adekambi and Oreoluwa Oyebamiji explained that they were asked to exit the hall after waiting for two hours.

Some of the parents Mrs Modinat Adepoju and Mrs Helen Shadare, who stood outside the examination centres, expressed disappointment on the development.

Reacting, a JAMB official at the Ibadan office, Mrs Adenike Adeleke, who said the hitches experienced had been addressed, reiterated that the essence of the Mock Examination was to test the preparedness of the candidates and the systems to be used.

Radio Nigeria Correspondent, who visited JAMB Mock Examination centres at Poly Road, ICT Centre the Polytechnic Ibadan and JAMB office centre reports that the second and third batches wrote the examination without hitches.

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Education

JAMB Set New Guidelines for Direct Entry Registration

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday announced that it had resumed the 2023 Direct Entry registration nationwide.

The Registrar of JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, who made this known at a press briefing on Monday in Abuja, said that the DE registration would come to a close on April 28, 2023.

While lamenting the high level of forgery of “A” Level certificates used for the registration, Oloyede said the board had introduced new guidelines to check such acts.

He said, “You will recall that the board commenced the 2023 Direct Entry registration on Monday, 20th February 2023, but had to immediately suspend it following the discovery of the plethora of devices and machinations to circumvent and compromise the standard of A’ Level qualifications required from DE candidates.

Recall that recent joint operations of the Federal Ministry of Education and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on “DE” qualifications brought to light some of these unsavoury and nefarious activities.

 “The Board, concerned stakeholders and institutions are working assiduously to detect such and the ones already found are being dealt with according to the provisions of the law.”

Speaking further, Oloyede said the Board would only accept 13 qualifications/certificates for the 2023 Direct Entry registration, which include; First degree, University diploma, Higher National Diploma, Ordinary National Diploma /National Diploma and Nigeria Certificate in Education.

Others are Interim Joint Matriculation Board A’ Level, Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board A’ Level, NABTEB Advanced National Business Certificate, NABTEB Advanced National Technical Certificate,  NABTEB GCE-A’ Level (2015 – 2021), Higher Islamic Studies Certificate by NBAIS, International Baccalaureate and the  National Registered Nurse /National Registered Midwife.

He, however, said that the 127 candidates who had earlier registered for the 2023 DE before the exercise was suspended would be requested to return to the registration centres and update their applications.

The JAMB boss also revealed that the data bank was put in place to address challenges associated with the “A’ Level qualifications had now been renamed as ‘Nigeria Post-secondary Education Data System’.

On the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Oloyede said JAMB had introduced new measures in the conduct of the exam and called for understanding.

“The Board has instituted some measures which are to be deployed during the 2023 UTME exercise. Despite the fact that the innovations have been tested and certified, it is not unlikely that some hiccups might spring up when the new technology is deployed live and nationwide. We, therefore, solicit your support and understanding as we promptly address any unforeseen circumstances.

“One major feature of the new dispensation is that no examination would be allowed to take place after one hour of its scheduled start time because the Board has discovered that some of the problems reported at the centres are contrived to delay the commencement of a session in some centres with a view to securing undue advantage for the delayed candidates.

Consequently, any session that, for whatever reason(s), could not take off within one hour of its schedule is automatically rescheduled. When such occurs, affected candidates are expected to file out of the examination hall into the waiting hall and await the new scheduled time and place which most likely would be the same or the following day,” he said.

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Education

JAMB Cancels 817 Registrations

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB says it had cancelled the registrations of no fewer than 817 candidates that registered to sit the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations and Direct Entry examinations.

The examination body said it made the decision owing to the discovery of certain infractions such as the use of strange biometrics during the registration process.

The registrar of the examination body, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who cited some of the affected cases in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday morning, stated that some registration officers in the affected 178 Computer-Based Test centres added their fingerprints to complete the registration process for the candidates.

Professor Oloyede, however, mentioned that the 817 affected students would be given another opportunity to re-register for the exam with the centres bearing the cost.

He said: “For the students who allowed other people to add their fingers to their registration procedure, we found that some of them were only naive, because you will hear them saying my finger was hot, and the man added his own. And you allowed him to add his own?

“Some of them did it deliberately for impersonation, but we can’t identify those who are genuine from those who are not genuine. We will cancel all of them, all the registrations, and we will ask them to re-register.

“The centres involved, we have just met with them, and they all confessed, nobody is disputing it, even students that were telling lies, they know we have the technology that won’t allow any lie to be accommodated.

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Lifestyle

INEC Oyo State Wins NAFOHEADS Quiz

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Representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Oyo State have emerged winners of the quiz competition organized by the National Forum of Heads of Federal Establishment, NAFOHEADS with 90 points.

The Nigeria Postal Service, NIPOST, came second followed by Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB clinching the third position.

The three agencies emerged winners out of the eleven that participated in the competition.

Addressing the gathering, local organizing committee chairman, Dr Adewuni Stephen said the quiz competition which before now drew participants from schools was modified to capture civil servants while quiz content reflected civil service rule and current affairs.

In an interview, the acting Chairman, NAFOHEAD, Pastor Mrs Omolara Esan said the forum could not hold its annual event three years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pastor Mrs Esan explained that the forum was confronted by financial constraints urging agencies in the state to live up to their financial obligations to the forum.

The event which featured a health talk enabled executives to hold their Annual General Meeting, AGM, where the activities of NAFOHEAD were reviewed.

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Education

2023 UTME: JAMB Rolls out Fresh Guidelines

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set out new guidelines for the conduct of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

This is contained in its Weekly Bulletin released on Monday in Abuja.

The board said the development was released in a communiqué issued at the end of a five-day brainstorming retreat for management staff held in Abuja.

It explained that the modifications include; new ways to further strengthen the conduct of the UTME accreditation centres, registration of candidates, examination process, result management and general administration.

According to JAMB, all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres must henceforth use laptops running on at least 2 gigabytes (2GB) RAM for the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) tests.

The board also barred CBT centres from collaborating with cyber cafes or tutorial centres, saying “any violation of the directive, whether in part or whole, will lead to the revocation of the licence of the erring CBT centre.”

“It became necessary for the board to modify its operations towards achieving far-reaching improvements on various issues emanating from the registration process and biometric challenges, among other operational procedures.

“Hence, no new Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre would be accredited without meeting the new requirements.

“To this end, new CBT centres must use laptop computer systems as clients, zero thin-clients or Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) would no longer be accepted”, the bulletin reads

The Board is also considering separating UTME registration from that of Direct Entry (DE) from 2023.

JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, also stated that biometrics of all accredited CBT centre registration officers would be captured ahead of the exercise.

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Education

JAMB to Conduct Supplementary Exam

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has scheduled a supplementary UTME for Saturday, September 24, 2022, for 67 candidates who registered but were unable to take the exam due to unforeseen circumstances.

According to a statement issued by JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Febian Benjamin, candidates will take their exams at specially designated locations.

According to Dr. Benjamin, following the 2022 UTME, the Board reviewed the entire process, and candidates who had biometric challenges were given the opportunity to sit for a mop-up examination.

The Board also announced that since the conduct of a mop-up examination was a stopgap measure, it would not be allowed to be a permanent feature of its calendar.

It noted that any candidate presenting any challenge(s) would have to indicate such peculiarities at the point of registration for them to be given special consideration.

Dr Benjamin pointed out that the decision to consider the candidates was to ensure that no single innocent candidate is punished unjustly.

The statement urges the 67 candidates to print their supplementary examination notification slips from Monday, 19th September 2022, to know the centres where they would be sitting for the examination.

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Politics

Oyetola Approves Recruitment of More Teachers

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Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has approved the recruitment of additional 1500 teachers to fill the existing gaps in the education sector of the state.

This follows the initial recruitment of 1000 teachers earlier in the year through a painstaking process involving the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board, JAMB.

This new approval will bring the total number of teachers recruited by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s administration to 2500.

In a statement made available to newsmen after the State’s Executive Council Meeting in Oosgbo Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, said the new approval was to further bridge the teacher/pupil ratio in Osun public schools.

Mrs Egbemode, who disclosed that priority will be given to rural areas in the distribution of manpower, stressed that a special committee had been constituted to work with the Ministry of Education in implementing the approval.

“Following initial recruitment of 1000 teachers, the Executive Council today approved the recruitment of additional 1500 teachers, bringing the total number of teachers recruited by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s administration to 2500.

“This approval, which is a continuation of the process to address manpower deficit in the education sector of the state, is one of the steps the governor has taken to turn around the fortunes of education in the last 45 months.

“Priority will be given to rural areas in the posting of teachers to ensure that those in rural areas are not at a disadvantage”, the statement read in part.

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