Nigeria’s admissions authority has sounded the alarm over a surge in technology-assisted cheating, warning that artificial intelligence tools are being used to undermine the country’s university entrance exams. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday received a report from its Special Committee on Examination Infractions, which uncovered more than 6,000 cases of malpractice…
Almost 22,000 candidates are seeking admission into the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) for the 2025/2026 academic session, far exceeding the institution’s capacity of 13,000 available spaces. Professor Kamilu Rauf, head of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centre, said on Monday that the Post-UTME screening, which runs from 28 August to 4 September, registered 20,220 UTME applicants…
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that admissions into unity colleges are now fully automated and will be conducted strictly within the approved capacity of each school. The ministry said the reform is aimed at addressing past challenges of overstretched facilities and ensuring transparency in the admission process. This was contained in a statement…
Stakeholders at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting have set 2025 admission cut-off mark into universities at 150, polytechnics at 100, and School of Nursing at 140. Similarly, the admissions cut-off for Colleges of Agriculture and Education were set at 100. The resolution was made at the 2025 policy meeting on admissions…
