Mohammed Abba Isa, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, has commended the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive education by sustaining the provision of free application documents for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) seeking admission into…
Disability NewsGeneral
JAMB Exposes 6,000+ High-Tech Exam Fraud Cases, Nearly 2,000 False Albinism Claims
Nigeria’s examination body, JAMB, is facing what it calls a “new era of organised digital malpractice” after its special investigative panel uncovered over 6,000 high-tech fraud cases in the 2025…
Disability News
Centre Warns Against “Lip Service” as NCPWD, JAMB Unveil Inclusive Education Partnership
The Centre for Infrastructural and Technological Advancement for the Blind (CITAB) has warned that Nigeria’s blind students risk being left behind unless the recently announced collaboration between the National Commission…
Disability News
Disability Commission Partners with JAMB to Strengthen Inclusion for Candidates with Disabilities
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has deepened its collaboration with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in a renewed push to remove barriers faced by candidates…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has revealed how the Board uncovered over 1,500 impersonators who falsely claimed to be persons with albinism…
Blind/Visually impaired NewsDisability News
JAMB Uncovers Case of Blind Undergraduate Impersonating Another Visually Impaired Candidate
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered a case of impersonation involving a blind undergraduate who attempted to sit for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on…
Blind/Visually impaired NewsDisability News
FG Sponsors 37 Visually-Impaired Candidates for UTME in Bauchi
The Federal Government, through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has sponsored 37 visually-impaired candidates to participate in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Bauchi State. Speaking…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that it spends over N200,000 to support each deaf candidate participating in its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This was disclosed…
Blind/Visually impaired NewsDisability News
JAMB: 501 Blind Students to Take 2025 UTME in Special Centres Nationwide
This April, 501 blind candidates across Nigeria will take the 2025 UTME in a special initiative by JAMB designed to ensure no one is left behind in the pursuit of…
Blind/Visually impaired News
Ex-Minister, Adedoja Commends JAMB Registrar, Oloyede Over Creation Of Additional Centers For Visually Impaired
Former Minister of Youth and Sport, Prof. Taoheed Adedoja has on Sunday commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) registrar Prof. Isahk Oloyede for providing opportunity for the visually…
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board has denied claim by a person with Disability, Esther Abiona that she was denied the opportunity to register for the 2023 United Tertiary Matriculation Examination…
The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says so far, over 500,000 candidates have registered for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Oloyede, who…
To attract more foreign candidates into Nigerian tertiary institutions and broaden inclusiveness, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the managements of tertiary institutions across the country are set…