JAMB

March 27, (THEWILL) — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered an AI-driven fraud scheme targeting Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates, leading to the arrest of its mastermind, Emmanuel Akataka, who defrauded no fewer than...

March 10, (THEWILL) — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted a total of ₦1,570,671,200 to Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres that participated in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration exercise. In the latest edition of...

January 28, (THEWILL) — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that candidates currently enrolled in tertiary institutions are not prohibited from registering for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) or Direct Entry (DE), provided they disclose...

‎January 27, (THEWILL) — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened its portal for the registration of candidates for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide. The Board, in its weekly bulletin released on Monday, assured...

November 02, (THEWILL) — Watching a delegation of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, walk out on the House Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies during a hearing at the National Assembly, last Wednesday, was as distressing...

October 17, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has dismissed reports claiming that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is no longer required for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, described the reports...

September 09, (THEWILL) — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered widespread malpractice, including 190 cases of AI-assisted cheating in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this said the technologically...

August 25, (THEWILL) — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has ordered all candidates who uploaded their O’level results before the official release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to re-upload their results at...

August 10, (THEWILL) — The admission by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Friday that it reviewed the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results initially released on Monday, following widespread public outcry, leaves much to be...

July 08, (THEWILL) — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved 150 and 100 as the minimum cut-off marks for admission into universities and polytechnics respectively for the 2025/2026 academic session. The decision was announced on Tuesday during...