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Education

JAMB Releases 279 UTME Results Held For Investigation

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of 279 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results that were withheld for investigation over suspected cases of examination malpractice. This was disclosed in a statement by the JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, on the agency’s X handle on Thursday.According to the board, the release follows […]

Education

UPDATED: Education, agriculture candidates now exempted from UTME, says JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that candidates seeking admission into Education programmes and Agriculture-related non-engineering courses will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board disclosed this in a post shared on its official X handle on Monday during its ongoing policy meeting on admissions. “Candidates […]

Education

BREAKING: FG Scraps UTME Requirement For NCE Candidates

Candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in colleges of education will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced this on Monday during JAMB’s 2026 policy meeting in Abuja. Under the new guidelines, prospective students will only need a […]

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JAMB announces 150 minimum admission benchmark for universities

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and stakeholders in the tertiary education sector have approved 150 as the minimum admission benchmark for universities for the 2025 admission exercise. The decision was reached on Monday during the 2026 annual policy meeting on admissions into tertiary institutions held in Abuja. The approved scores, officially known as the […]

Education

JAMB to set 2026 UTME cutoff marks May 11

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will hold its 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions on Monday, May 11, where key decisions, including the minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination cut-off marks for the 2026/2027 academic session, will be determined. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said the […]

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JAMB dismisses viral 394 UTME result of C’River candidate as fake

The fake result The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has dismissed as fake a widely circulated result slip purporting to show a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The result, shared by social media user @Onsogbu on X, claimed the female candidate, Okon Winniefred Sampson, scored 394 […]

Education

2026 UTME: JAMB Releases Results For Monday, April 20

The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for April 20. JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Tuesday morning. “The results for Monday, 20th, have been released. Candidates can view their results using the usual process.” “To view their results, […]

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JAMB Releases Friday, Saturday UTME Results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday said it had released the results of candidates who took the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18. The agency, in a post on X signed by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed that a total of 1,264,940 results from […]

Education

JAMB: Two Candidates, Parent Arrested For Alleged UTME Score Forgery

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the arrest of two candidates and a parent for allegedly using Artificial Intelligence and other electronic tools in falsifying the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results. JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, said the suspects were apprehended for manipulating official SMS result notifications to fabricate […]

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JAMB: Over Two Million Candidates Take 2026 UTME Nationwide

At least two million candidates are participating in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which commenced nationwide on Thursday. The examination, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), is scheduled to begin on April 16 across accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide. According to the agency, a total of 2,243,816 candidates registered […]

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