JAMB Shifts UTME Registration Deadline To February 26

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has rescheduled the registration for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry for Saturday, February 19 to February 26, 2022.

Though the board initially stated it would not reschedule its registration process, following the suspension of the verification portal for the National Identity Number of the National Identity Management Commission due to hitches.

A statement by JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, explained that the one-week postponement was to allow for more fine-tuning of the upgraded and more user-friendly procedures for candidates’ registration.

The statement read in part, “The process, which will be concluded within the one-week extension period, is also aimed at accommodating feedback from candidates and other stakeholders alike.

“The board wishes the general public to note that it is ever-ready to provide world-class services to Nigerians.

“Further to the above, the new and improved procedures for the 2022 UTME registration will be made available on the board’s website, its weekly bulletin as well as other media outlets on Monday, February 14, 2022.

“The candidates are by this notice urged to follow keenly the procedures for registration as will be announced by the board.”

JAMB also insisted that prospective candidates would have no choice but to register with their respective NINs for the 2022 examinations despite the challenges reported in 2021.