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There are indications that the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, may call off its 10-day old strike next week. The Union has been able to meet with the Minister of Education and from what transpired in the meeting, it was a fruitful discussion. At the moment , process is ongoing for the Memorandum of Understanding to be signed. The union leader will be meeting next week to deliberate on the negotiations with the Federal Government so far and hopefully bring the strike to an end. Recall that ASUP commenced nationwide indefinite strike on November 13 due to the federal government’s failure to fulfill the outstanding agreement made with it.

The Joint Admission And Matriculation Board has made available the Application Form for CBT Owners to apply for the accreditation of their CBT centres. According to JAMB, the importance of proper inspection for accreditation purposes cannot be over stressed. This will largely prevent issues during the exam and ensure JAMB conducts a smooth and credible examination.  It is important to note that accreditation will be done continuously and may not be scheduled. Centers are advised not to move equipment around for accreditation purposes. Centers will not be paid (and indeed be penalized) where a session does not run full capacity concurrently. The Application form is attached to this post. CBT owners are to click on the download link to download the Application Form. Completed Application Form are to be forwarded to any of the JAMB Offices Nationwide.  FIND FILE ATTACHED BELOW: Download PDF here

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the date for the commencement of the 2018 sales of registration form. This was disclosed by Prof. Oloyede during a meeting in Abuja with the heads of tertiary institutions and other stakeholders involved in the conduct of the UTME exam. According to him, the 2018 sales of UTME Form will begin by November 22nd, 2017 and will run till January 22, 2018.  The Board also announced that its mock exams will run from between January 22 and 27, 2018. JAMB encouraged candidates interested in mock exam to register on or before December 31 and also indicate interest during the registration so they could be allowed to sit for the mock exam. The registration fee for Nigerian candidates is fixed at Five Thousand Naira (N5000) while the registration for foreign candidates has been slashed from over 100 dollars to 20 dollars. He mentioned that some changes have been put in place to strengthen the credibility of the exam system. ...

The Joint Admission and Matriculation board, JAMB says they will commence the 2018/2019 UTME registration before the end of November 2017. Is’haq Oloyede, the board’s registrar, revealed this to journalists on the sidelines of a one-day awareness-raising workshop for computer-based testing, CBT, center owners on Wednesday in Lagos. In his opinion, the essence of the workshop is to assess the registration and conduct of the 2017 exam. “What are we doing here today?”, And we have learned some lessons from our experience. As well as the execution of the actual exam. “For example, during the conduct of the last investigation, we discovered that some electronic devices, such as pens, watches and other devices, were used to make test errors. “So, for the next year, we have banned the use of wristwatches and pencils from candidates and other people in the exam hall. “We will introduce some of the centers,” he said. Mr. Oloyede noted that UTME 2018 will begin before the end o...

You can now check your JAMB admission Status Using your Mobile phone so far as you have internet connection on it. Are you a prospective JAMB 2018 Candidate?. Check out  JAMB 2018/2019 Registration Guides Visit  http://www.jamb.org.ng/efacility/login Login with your registered Username and Password On your JAMB candidate’s Dashboard – Click on the 4 dash button on the top right corner. Drop-down menus appear – under Admission you will see CAPS – Click on it On the next page, because you’re using a smartphone, you will only see Central Admissions Processing System | CAPS and a Welcome. Depending on the browser that you are using; Click on the (three dot) on the top right-hand corner of your browser, a drop-down menu appear – look for  Request desktop site  and select it. Your browser will now display the desktop web version on your mobile phone and you will be able to see the hidden menu on the left sidebar of your browser. Click on  Admission ...