- JAMB on Monday, April 17, extended the closing date for the 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration by one week starting from Friday, April 21
- In a statement, JAMB’s spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said that the DE registration exercise commenced on Monday, March 20, and was billed to end on Thursday, April 20
- He said it would as well accommodate others, who wished to register but were unable to do so within the stipulated time
On Monday, April 17, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) extended the closing date for the ongoing 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration by a week.
The exercise, which commenced on Monday, March 20th, 2023, and billed to end on Thursday, April 20th, 2023, has been extended by one week starting from Friday, April 21st, 2023.
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Why JAMB extended the 2023 Direct Entry registration
JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, explained that the extension was to allow holders of Cambridge A/Level certificates, who have not registered to do so within the time frame, Daily Trust reported.
The board subsequently directed those with Cambridge Certificates to register for the 2023 DE at any JAMB office nearest to them, The Punch report added.
He, however, said this consideration does not in any way include candidates awaiting Cambridge Certificates as “Awaiting Results” would not be accepted, Leadership report further confirmed.
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The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party and pro-chancellor of Baze University, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, has urged matriculants of the institution to be focused and diligent to achieve their goals academic goals as students.
Senator Baba-Ahmed made this call on Saturday, April 15, at the matriculation ceremony of new students witnessed by Legit.ng’s regional correspondent.
The institution matriculated 1,224 newly students into various disciplines for the 2022/2023 academic session.
UNILAG explains why applicant with 326 JAMB/UTME score was not given admission
In another development, UNILAG management has refuted the viral claim by a female candidate that the University deliberately denied her admission despite scoring 326 out of 400 in the 2022 UTME.
The University explained that the applicant failed to upload her secondary school certificate result on the JAMB CAPS before the stipulated deadline, leading to her disqualification.
UNILAG urged applicants to follow the admission guidelines and assured them of its commitment to a transparent and credible admission process.
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