JAMB trains 2,000 proctors, reviews guidelines for examination officials in 2023 UTME

In line with its effort to improve examination  standards, and as part of measures towards ensuring a seamless 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)  has trained over 2,000 proctors nationwide. The Board also used the opportunity of the training to review the guidelines for its proctors and other examination officials. JAMB in its weekly bulletin explained that the training, held virtually on Saturday, 4th March, 2023, was done...

UTEM 2023 Candidates Registration: JAMB registers 1,595,779, as Lagos leads

As the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) closes its books on the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration exercise, the Board said it registered a total of 1,595,779 candidates, even as Lagos State leads in the number of registered candidates. The number according to the report fell short of the projected  1.6 million for the entire exercise, though this number does not include the Direct Entry component of the exercise, which had commenced...

Co-founder WAP, Chris Ulasi to host ‘TSU Talk 2023’

The School of Communication, Texas Southern University (TSU) has named the co-founder of The West African Pilot News, Prof. Chris Ulasi as the host of its inaugural ‘TSU Talk 2023’. Announcing the upcoming event on his Facebook page, Prof. Ulasi wrote, “I have the great pleasure to be the presenter of the inaugural TSU TALK 2023 in recognition of Black History month.” According to a flier made available to The West African Pilot News, the...

JAMB Registered Over 1.16 Million Admission Seekers, Closes Registration Tuesday

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) say over 1.16 million tertiary institutions admission seekers have so far registered for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Sale of 2023 UTME commenced on Saturday 14th January 2023, and closed on Tuesday, 14th February 2023. Registrar of the Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede who disclosed this on Saturday while monitoring some CBT centers in Abuja, explained that the Board would not extend the deadline for the 2023...

Nigerian Universities To Shutdown Academic Activities

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the suspension of academic activities in all universities to enable students exercise their franchise in the 2023 general elections. The NUC said the decision is based on the directive by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, in a letter dated Thursday, February 9, 2023 sent to vice-chancellors of all universities and the directors of inter-university centres. Part of the letter reads “As Vice-Chancellors of all Universities and Director/Chief Executive...

Alleged challenges with central admission processing system, JAMB educates institutions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed alleged challenges associated with its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), pointing out that it could be due to issues arising from user institutions. It will be recalled that CAPS was developed by the JAMB to ensure the integrity, openness, and credibility of the admissions process in the country. A press statement on Thursday issued by the Board and signed by Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs and...

2023 UTME: JAMB arrests corps member, others over registration fraud in Kano

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has arrested a corps member and other registration officers for engaging in UTME registration fraud. In the latest edition of its weekly bulletin on Monday, the board said the culprits were apprehended by its monitoring team led by Ishaq Oloyede, its registrar, in Kano state. The board added that the corps member was arrested alongside a graduate of engineering for using their own fingerprints to register...

NBTE Unveil Over 60 Curricula Of National Diploma, Higher National Diploma

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has unveiled over 60 new and reviewed curricula of the National Diploma (ND), and the Higher National Diploma (HND) curricula in the last two years. The Executive Secretary, NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje, stated this during a public presentation of the new and reviewed ND, HND curricula, NOS and ODFeL in Abuja Tuesday. Bugaje noted that the reviewed curricula are the National Occupational Standards (NOS) and Open, Distance and...

JAMB makes personal email address compulsory for 2023 UTME registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates without personal emails will not be able to register for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from 31 January. This is contained in a statement signed by the board’s head of public affairs and protocol, Fabian Benjamin, yesterday. Benjamin said the directive, which is to ensure that the candidates’ up-to-date data are duly captured during registration, followed a review of the board’s advisory on the...

Gombe State Government Recruits 1,000 Teachers

In its strive aimed to reposition the state’s education sector, to keep pace with the 21st-century challenges and realities, Gombe state government has issued appointment letters to 1,000 graduates as teachers. Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State Friday while issuing the newly recruited teachers with their appointment letters, said they would teach in secondary schools across the state. Yahaya added that over 1,327 classrooms were built or renovated, furnished and equipped, with five secondary...

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