Tag: #UTME2026
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TRAGEDY AT UTME CENTRE: MOTHER COLLAPSES, DIES WHILE WAITING FOR CHILD
Residents of Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, have been left in shock after a woman, Oluwasola Victoria Adebayo, reportedly slumped and died while waiting for her child writing the ongoing UTME. Eyewitnesses said the woman, like many Nigerian parents, had accompanied her child to the exam centre on Monday morning. But what began as a routine show…
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UTME: JAMB RELEASES RESULTS FOR DAYS 2 & 3 OF 2026 EXAM
If you sat for UTME on April 17 or 18, your result is officially live just a text away! The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who wrote the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on April 17 and 18. According to JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, a total…
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JAMB CLEARS AIR ON HIJAB ROW, BLAMES “OVERZEALOUS” STAFF
JAMB says no candidate should be asked to remove a hijab — and insists a reported Ibadan incident was never part of its exam rules. Abuja, April 16, 2026 — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed claims of hijab discrimination at the Esther Oshikoya CBT Centre in Ibadan, saying the incident did…
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JAMB TARGETS N23.8 TRILLION REVENUE, EXPANDS CBT CENTRES NATIONWIDE
As UTME preparations intensify, JAMB sets ambitious revenue goals while expanding exam centres and responding to concerns over student affordability. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is targeting N23.8 billion in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for the 2026 fiscal year, reflecting its growing financial strength and operational expansion. A Director in the…
