Nigerian universities have officially pegged the minimum cut-off mark for the 2025 admission exercise at 150. This decision was collectively reached during the annual policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), held on Tuesday, with the participation of vice-chancellors from public and private universities across the country. The policy gathering, which serves
Abuja | July 7, 2025 — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially corrected the admission status of a graduate from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), following widespread concerns and accusations that the individual’s admission was fake. The issue came to light after the affected graduate, whose identity has been withheld,
In a development hot off the press, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that it will unveil the 2025 admission cut-off marks for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and monotechnics on Tuesday, July 8. As anticipation mounts among thousands of UTME candidates nationwide, the board’s announcement will determine which institutions have met the
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied allegations that it approved the admission of a graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) currently at the centre of a controversy surrounding her academic credentials. In an official statement issued on Monday, JAMB clarified that after thorough verification, there was no official record
Abuja, June 23, 2025 – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scheduled a mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for Saturday, June 28, 2025, to accommodate candidates affected by prior disruptions. A total of 96,838 candidates are expected to participate in the exercise, which will be held across 183 selected test centres nationwide.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 UTME resit examinations while exposing an alarming network of high-tech cheating syndicates involving school owners, tutorial centres, and university undergraduates. The Board’s latest findings shed light on the rising sophistication of examination malpractice and underscore the need for nationwide reform. The
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has revealed that he initially considered resigning following a major technical glitch that marred the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking at a media interaction in Abuja on Wednesday, Oloyede said the failure of one of the Board’s
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has begun the final audit of the results of 379,775 candidates who sat for the rescheduled 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This review is being conducted ahead of the official release of the results, which has now been postponed to Thursday. According to sources close to the
The House of Representatives has tendered an official apology to candidates affected by technical hitches during the recently concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education, Hon. Oboku Oforji, conveyed the apology during a public hearing held at the National
In a significant shift for the 2025 admission cycle, several Nigerian universities have begun adjusting their minimum JAMB cut-off marks downward, with many institutions now accepting candidates with scores as low as 140. This move comes in response to the high number of low performances recorded in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The
