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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the scores for candidates who wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Monday, April 20. Students can now check their performance via the board’s established SMS channels. Sending the code “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019 remains the primary method for retrieval. This applies only to those who…
A 30 per cent salary increase has been approved for non-academic staff of federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, according to a government directive that has already triggered pushback from one of the major unions representing the affected workers. The approval, conveyed in a letter dated March 30, 2026, and signed by Minister…
Over 632,000 candidates who sat for the opening day of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination received their scores hours after leaving the test hall, in what examination observers are describing as the fastest result turnaround in the board’s history. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announced late Friday that results for candidates who took…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released 632,788 results from the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted this past Thursday. Candidates can now access their performance data by sending “UTMERESULT” to the official service numbers, 55019 or 66019. The Board specifies that this access remains limited to viewing only; official printing options remain unavailable…
Gunmen have abducted passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, along the Makurdi–Otukpo Road in Benue State. The victims were travelling in a Benue Links bus from Makurdi to Otukpo when the vehicle was attacked on Wednesday night. A source, who spoke…
Nigeria’s largest single coordinated academic assessment commenced Thursday with the opening session of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, marking the beginning of a seven-day logistical operation spanning 966 accredited facilities nationwide. The examination cycle, administered by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, will conclude April 22 after processing approximately 2.2 million prospective university…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revised the arrival time for candidates sitting the first session of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, moving the scheduled reporting time from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. In a notice issued via its official X handle on Monday, the board stated that candidates for the first…
Candidates sitting the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination can now access their personalised examination credentials through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s digital portal, the examination body confirmed on Thursday. The activation of the slip printing function marks the final preparatory phase for an assessment cycle that will see hundreds of thousands of prospective…
Two students of the University of Jos lost their lives and three others, including a staff member, sustained gunshot injuries following a wave of violence that swept through parts of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, beginning on the night of March 29, 2026. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Tanko Ishaya disclosed the casualties on Thursday…
The National Youth Service Corps has directed all Prospective Corps Members to immediately verify that their names match exactly across all academic documents and the NYSC portal before reporting to orientation camp, warning that even minor discrepancies will block registration. In a notice posted on its official X account on Tuesday, the scheme stated that…
