Before establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in 1978, the only seven universities owned by the federal government of Nigeria at the time conducted their entrance examination and solely determined who was qualified. JAMB is one of the agencies of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education. It’s one of the most active in the education … Read more
There are over 700 JAMB Centres spread across Nigeria, accredited for the yearly Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In Lagos alone, there are over 80 centres for the Computer-Based Test (CBT); over 40 in Ogun State; 37 centres in Oyo State; over 34 in Kano State; 27 in the Federal Capital Territory, and 18 in … Read more
Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, says two of his staff members were attacked during the mock exercise which held today at LASPOTECH.