BREAKING NEWS: JAMB Orders All Institutions In Nigeria To End 2017 Admissions By January 25

BREAKING NEWS: JAMB Orders All Institutions In Nigeria To End 2017 Admissions By January 25

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday issued a directive to all tertiary institutions in the country to end their 2017 admission by January 25.

The Board’s Head of Media, Fabian

Benjamin, disclosed this in an

interview with the News Agency of

Nigeria in Abuja. Mr. Benjamin said the board’s decision came after a meeting where all issues and ones bordering on the admission process were taken into

consideration.

He said it was resolved that the

academic calendar must be adhered

to.

According to him, the directive

becomes necessary as the board

intends to meet up with the academic

calendar as earlier agreed.

“By implication, candidates
who have gained admissions
into various institutions and
are yet to register or do not
have admissions by January
25 should begin to make
preparations for the 2018
UTME.
“The public must also note
that the UTME results are
valid for only one year and
not three years as widely
speculated.
“If changes are made on the
validity, I assure you the
board would communicate
appropriately to the public.”
It will be recalled that the board had
recently said that the UTME
examinations would take place
between March 9 and 17, while the
mock exams would take place in the
first week of February.