The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced three key requirements that candidates must fulfil to be included in the National Matriculation List. The announcement, made during its 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, follows mounting concerns over admission irregularities that recently affected thousands of graduates across the country. According to the new directive, candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has raised questions about the UTME 2025 result of Chinedu Christian Okeke, who scored the highest mark of 375. JAMB suspects something is wrong and is investigating possible foul play. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, stated that Okeke had already been admitted to study medicine at the University
The National Examinations Council has officially started registration for the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External for candidates outside the formal school system. The examination is only open to those who have attempted the SSCE Internal exam in the last five years. In a statement signed by Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, NECO Registrar and
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) it conducted in May. In a statement by Mr. Azeez Sani, NECO’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, the result was released after the award committee meeting in Minna. According to him, “Certification by the committee headed by Dr (Mrs)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 150 as the new minimum cut-off score for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2025/2026 academic session. For polytechnics and colleges of education, the cut-off is 100, while colleges of nursing sciences have a cut-off of 140 marks. The matriculation board made this announcement through its
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reactivated the portal of Jamiu Basola, a Civil Engineering graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, after he was previously accused of possessing a fake admission. Legit.ng reported that Basola, who graduated in 2024, stated that he sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) reports that 17,417 of its candidates were identified as beneficiaries of fake admission letters following the confession of some apprehended syndicates. According to a statement by JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday, the Board has been investigating the matter since a joint press conference with the Nigeria
The poor performance of Nigerian students in national examinations, such as WAEC, NECO, and JAMB, has become a worrying trend that shows no signs of ending. Between 2005 and 2013, the WAEC results reveal a disturbing trend. In 2006, only 15.56% of candidates passed with five credits, including English and Maths. Even in 2013, when
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has opened registration for its 2025 Second Series examinations for private candidates. Candidates can purchase registration PINs through approved digital payment platforms nationwide. The registration window, which opened on June 30, will run until August 22, 2025. According to WAEC, candidates are required to complete their registration at any
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that it will announce the 2025 admission cut-off point for tertiary institutions on Tuesday, July 8. In addition, it will reveal the best-performing 2025 UTME candidate. The examination body disclosed this via its X handle, explaining that the pass mark will be determined at the year’s
