By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MINIMMUM ADMISSION cut-off marks for universities and colleges of nursing in Nigeria have been fixed at 150 for the 2026 academic session following approval by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the decision was reached on Monday during the board’s...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DEADLINE FOR sale of 2026 Direct Entry application forms has been extended to May 8, offering prospective candidates more time to complete their registration for tertiary education. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced the extension, stating...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DECISIONS ON minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut off marks for the 2026 to 2027 academic session will be taken on Monday, May 11, as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) schedules its annual policy meeting on admissions. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the ...
By JKNewsMedia  CIRCULATION OF a purported 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result slip claiming a score of 394 has been dismissed as fake by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JKNewsMedia.com  reports that the result, which trended on social media platform X, was shared by user @Onsogbu and claimed th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PROTESTS BROKE out at several examination centres as candidates sitting the ongoing computer-based tests organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) reported technical disruptions during their exams. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Computer Based Test (CBT), required for ad...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RELEASE OF results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has commenced, with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stating that candidates can check their scores via SMS. JKNewsMedia.com reports that JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, advised candi...
By Channels Television The disclosure came as the board released scores for 632,788 candidates who sat for the examination on Thursday, April 16. THE JOINT Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday announced the arrest of two candidates and a parent for allegedly using Artificial Intelligence and other electronic tools in falsifying...
By JKNewsMedia STRAGEGIC DEPLOYMENT of police personnel and resources across approved examination centres in the Federal Capital Territory has been ordered to secure the 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Computer-Based Test. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Commissioner of Police, FCT Police Command, Ahmed Mohammed Sanusi, directe...
ByManasseh Mbachii Premium Times The Police have confirmed the kidnapping of the JAMB UTME candidates, saying 14 passengers were abducted. GUNMENT HAVE abducted at least 14 passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), along t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT to the arrival time for candidates in the first session of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the arrival time has now been revised to 7:00am, replac...
