By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES under the age of sixteen who met the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) criteria for admission have been cleared to proceed to their institutions following the conclusion of the Board’s special screening process for underage applicants. In a statement signed by JAMB...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE JOINT Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the resit Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted for candidates affected by a major technical failure during the initial 2025 UTME sessions. Of the 336,845 candidates scheduled for the resit, 21,082 ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter RISING PRESSURE over technical errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nearly led to the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who revealed he was deeply troubled by the glitches that disrupted exams in parts of Lagos and th...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE JOINT Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has admitted to critical flaws in the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, triggering nationwide concern over credibility and performance outcomes. The Board revealed that nearly 380,000 candidates, primarily from Lagos and t...
By JKNewsMedia OVER 1.5 MILLION Nigerian students scored below 200 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), sparking national concern over academic preparedness and digital readiness. In response, digital solutions provider Globacom has spotlighted its Examination Preparatory Service as a targeted remedy to the crisis. T...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE JOINT Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released a detailed statistical breakdown of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), revealing that 80 per cent of candidates scored below the 200-mark threshold. A total of 1,955,069 candidates participated in the nationwid...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter CANDIDATES BELOW 16 years old may now be considered for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions if they achieve a minimum score of 320 out of 400 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced this new benchmark as an exc...
