Nigeria — Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
Tracked across 14 events · 205 articles · First seen Jan 25, 2026 · Last active May 28, 2026
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Impact: Nigeria — Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is the examination body responsible for conducting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Nigeria and has set the registration deadline for the 2026 UTME.
Feb 09, 2026 · 8 articles
Domestic
The Nigeria — Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scheduled its annual policy meeting on admissions for May 11, 2026, in Nigeria — Abuja, Nigeria. During this meeting, key stakeholders from the tertiary education…
Impact: Nigeria — Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is the central examination body in Nigeria responsible for conducting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and setting admission policies for tertiary institutions. This event is its annual policy meeting.
May 03, 2026 · 6 articles
Regulatory
Impact: Nigeria — Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board delisted 23 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres and issued warnings to others due to technical deficiencies, aiming to safeguard the integrity of its examination process.
Apr 10, 2026 · 8 articles
Domestic
The Nigeria — Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Nigeria — Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, uncovered and disrupted a sophisticated examination malpractice syndicate during the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Nigeria —…
Impact: Nigeria — Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board collaborated with the Nigeria — Nigeria Police Force to bust an exam fraud syndicate and subsequently withdrew results from affected centers, rescheduling candidates for mop-up examinations.
May 08, 2026 · 14 articles
Accidents
Impact: The Nigeria — Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) initially had its candidates mistakenly identified as victims, leading to confusion. JAMB later clarified that the abducted individuals were police recruits, not UTME candidates, and has been urged by Governor Hyacinth Alia to reschedule exams for the affected candidates.
Apr 16, 2026 · 87 articles
Domestic
Nigeria is undergoing a significant education reform with the Nigeria — National Examinations Council (NECO) spearheading the transition to computer-based examinations (CBE) starting in 2026, with full nationwide adoption across secondary schools by 2027. This…
Impact: Nigeria — Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board's former Registrar, Dibu Ojerinde, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Nigeria — National Examinations Council.
May 07, 2026 · 21 articles
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