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- JAMB Issues Fresh Results for April 20 UTME Candidates Amid National Phased Rollout Strategy
Published: Apr 21, 2026
Section: Africa
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has officially released the results for students who participated in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Monday, Apr...
- Governor Hyacinth Alia Petitions JAMB to Arrange Special Testing Dates for Eight Students Rescued from Highway Abduction
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has formally requested the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to reschedule the 2026 entrance exams for eight students recently freed from...
- Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Releases Over One Million Additional Examination Results as Total Processing Hits Milestone
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has made available an additional 1.26 million results for candidates who participated in the 2026 examination cycle. This latest batch...
- Security Crisis Deepens as Sea Pirates Hijack Passenger Ferry and Seven Herders Face Arrest for Separate Highway Abduction
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
Approximately 20 passengers, including students traveling for national examinations, were abducted by gunmen on the Calabar waterways on Friday. In a separate development, security...
- JAMB Issues Batch Release of 2026 UTME Results While Prohibiting Physical Slip Printing Under New Guidelines
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Africa
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has officially released the initial results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination via a restricted SMS checking syste...
- Delta Police Commissioner Conducts Security Assessment of UTME Centers to Ensure Safe Examination Environment
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Africa
Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, conducted an on-the-spot assessment of security at various Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers in Warri and surrounding areas on...
- The Crisis of "Special Centres": Why Nigeria Must Eliminate Examination Malpractice Hubs to Restore Academic Integrity
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Africa
Education expert Azeez Kareem argues that the normalization of "special centres" for WAEC and JAMB is producing a generation of graduates with certificates but no competence. To sa...
- Nasarawa JAMB Mock Examinations Collapse Into Chaos As Technical Delays Leave Candidates Stranded Until Mid-Afternoon
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Africa
Parents and students in Nasarawa State have expressed sharp criticism following a total breakdown in the commencement of the JAMB mock examinations this Saturday. Despite an 8 a.m....
- Nigerian Educators and Parents Condemn JAMB’s 6:30 a.m. Mock Exam Schedule Amid National Security Fears
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Africa
Stakeholders have raised urgent alarms over the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board's decision to mandate a dawn arrival for the 2026 Mock UTME. Critics argue that requiring t...
- Nigerian Researcher Unveils Eroidan AI Exam Platform to Combat Persistent National Power and Connectivity Failures
Published: Mar 21, 2026
Section: Africa
Technology entrepreneur Oluwasegun Odesola has launched Eroidan, a localized computer based testing solution designed to function despite Nigeria’s unstable internet and electricit...
- JAMB Remits ₦1.57 Billion to CBT Centres Nationwide as 2026 UTME Candidate Registrations Surpass 2.2 Million
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Africa
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disbursed over ₦1.5 billion in registration charges to accredited Computer-Based Test centres for the 2026 examination cycle. With...
- JAMB Projects Record ₦24 Billion Internal Revenue Generation for 2026 Fiscal Year
Published: Feb 26, 2026
Section: Africa
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set an ambitious Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) target of ₦24 billion for 2026. Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede announced...