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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has made public an additional 531 results of the recently conducted Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, bringing the total number of results released to 1,842,897. This information is in a statement by the Public Communication Advisor of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin in Abuja on Tuesday. Benjamin mentioned that the Board had […]

The Foundation for Civic Education, Human Rights and Development Advancement has handed a seven-day notice to the Joint Administration and Matriculation Board beginning from Wednesday this week to release all withheld results or face repercussions. It threatened to lead an advocacy that would ultimately lead to the scrapping of the examination body if nothing was […]

Parents and teachers of candidates who registered for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination are distressed by the 77% failure rate reported by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. JAMB mentioned on Monday that 77% of the 1,842,464 candidates whose 2024 UTME results were released scored below 200 out of 400. However, some parents and teachers […]

As the week comes to an end, PUNCH Online highlights the most significant stories that dominated the news landscape. From the return of fuel queues and the government’s decision to increase civil servants’ salaries to the shocking 77% failure rate in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, here’s a recap of the top stories that made headlines […]

A 15-year-old student named Olukayode Olusola from Government Secondary School, Omu Aran, Kwara State, achieved a score of 95 in the Mathematics section of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Olusola's total score in the examination was 362, positioning him as one of the top candidates with high scores, as reported by the Vanguard. Olusola, […]

At least 6.9 million candidates took the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination between 2019 and 2022 with only 2.03 million of them admitted into various tertiary institutions while 4.87 million candidates failed to secure admission. Among the 4.87 million candidates who failed to secure admission, are 4,385 candidates who scored 300 or more marks out of […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has extended registration for the Direct Entry. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, the board assured DE candidates of the possibility of an extension. However, the examination did not announce a new date for the registration of the exam would come to an end, but it […]

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Sunday, announced that it had disciplined certain officials who instructed a Muslim candidate to remove her hijab. The female candidate who took her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination at the Bafuto Institute, Ile-Iwe Bus Stop, Ejigbo, Lagos, was said to have been ordered to remove her head cover during […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board stated on Sunday that it has taken action against certain officials for bothering a female candidate wearing a hijab. The female candidate who took her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination at the Bafuto Institute, Ile-Iwe Bus Stop, Ejigbo, Lagos was reportedly told to take off her headcover during the accreditation […]

Following the start of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Friday, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has appealed to candidates who experienced glitches during the exam to stay calm as they will be rescheduled. The JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyode, who made the appeal while answering questions from newsmen after…