Maturity Over Brilliance: JAMB Justifies Age Benchmark

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has restated its commitment to the 16-year minimum age requirement for admission into tertiary institutions, insisting that the policy rests on existing education laws and on evidence linking maturity to academic success. The board’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the position known on Thursday during a…

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JAMB Opens Portal for Printing 2026 UTME Original Result Slips

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has activated the portal for printing 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination original result slips, a step that formally clears the way for millions of candidates to begin chasing admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions for the 2026/2027 academic session. In a statement issued on Wednesday by JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian…

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2026 UTME Mop-Up Results Out, Admission Process Begins

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination mop-up exercise, clearing the way for the ranking of candidates and the start of the admission cycle for tertiary institutions nationwide. The Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that candidates who…

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JAMB 2026 UTME Slips Now Live

  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…

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