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FCSC, JAMB CONDUCT FIRST-EVER CBT PROMOTION EXAM FOR DIRECTORS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Over 6,000 civil servants across Nigeria, the UK, India, Egypt, and the US have taken part in the Federal Civil Service promotion exam for director-level officers, conducted for the
JAMB EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR 2025 UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for admission into public universities from October 31 to November 17, 2025. JAMB Spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said the extension followed
JAMB WALKS OUT ON REPS OVER MEDIA PRESENCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban There was mild drama at the National Assembly as officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) walked out on the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education Examination
JAMB RELEASES RESULTS OF UNDERAGE CANDIDATES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of 85 underage candidates who passed its special screening for exceptional admission. According to JAMB’s Spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, the policy aligns
REPS MOVE TO REVIEW POLICY STOPPING UNDERAGE STUDENTS FROM WRITING EXAMS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives is considering reviewing the government policy that prevents underage students from sitting for certain examinations in Nigeria. Chairman of the House Committee on
JAMB SCREENS 176 EXCEPTIONAL UNDERAGE CANDIDATES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has screened 176 outstanding underage candidates who scored high in the 2025 UTME. The exercise, held in Abuja, Lagos, and Owerri, assessed candidates below 16
JAMB TARGETS EXAM MALPRACTICE WITH TOUGH NEW MEASURES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has received a report from its Special Committee on Examination Infractions, led by Dr. Jake Epelle, recommending strict measures to curb exam malpractice.
JAMB INAUGURATES SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CURB EXAM FRAUD…………… By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched a 23-member Special Committee to tackle the growing wave of examination malpractice in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja, JAMB
ABU ZARIA WINS JAMB’S 2023/2024 BEST TERTIARY INSTITUTION AWARD……. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has emerged the overall winner of the 2023/2024 Tertiary Institution Performance Merit Award, organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The university
JAMB DISSOCIATES ITSELF FROM MISLEADING MESSAGES INSTRUCTING CANDIDATES TO REPRINT THEIR EXAMINATION SLIPS FOR A RESIT