JAMB MAKES U-TURN ON DIRECT ENTRY ADMISSION

21/03/23

PRESS RELEASE

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has reopened the registration for the 2023 Direct entry registration from Monday, March 20 and closes April 28, 2023.

JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede disclosed that the Board had to suspend the registration which had earlier started on February 20, 2023 following the discovery of devices and machinations to circumvent and compromise the standard of A ‘level qualifications required from Direct entry candidates.

JAMB Says the recent joint operations of the Federal Ministry of Education and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Direct Entry qualifications, brought to light some unsavoury and nefarious activities.

Oloyede adds that JAMB and other concerned stakeholders and institutions are working assiduously to detect candidates who have engaged in such activities adding that the ones already found, are being dealt with according to the provisions of the law.

The Registrar also stated that the 2023 Direct entry registration will only be restricted to JAMB Test centres and will also be done under strict supervision.

Oloyede says all candidates must fill in registration/ matriculation number of the previous school attended, subjects of qualifications, awarding institution and institution attended.

He notes that JAMB will only recognize and accept 13 qualifications/certificates for the direct entry exercise.

For the First Degree, University Diploma, Higher National Diploma,HND, Ordinary National Diploma/National Diploma and Nigeria Certificate in Education,NCE holders, Oloyede stated that the candidates must upload copy of their certificate and letter of admissions offered by JAMB for the certificate obtained.

He says further that ‘statement of result’ can only be accepted for qualifications obtained after 2018 adding that ‘awaiting results’ is not acceptable.

On the Interim Joint Matriculation Board, IJMB, A’ Level, Joint Universities Examination Board, JUPEB A’ Level, NABTEB Advanced National Business Certificate,ANBC, NABTEB Advanced National Technical Certificate, ANTC, Higher Islamic Studies Certificate by NBAIS, International Baccalaureate and National Registered Nurse/National Registered Midwife, NRN/NRM candidates are expected to upload their certificates and letter of admissions from the bodies conducting the examinations.

He added that only candidates who obtained their NABTEB GCE A’ Level from 2015 to 2021 would be accepted for the Direct Entry admission.

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