2022 UTME: JAMB Registers 1.8 Million Candidates, Reveals Huge Revenue Generated

Monday, March 28, 2022 at 10:28 AM by Esther Odili

The registration exercise for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) programme has finally come to a close
After this event, the nation's exam body gave a total figure of the candidates that were successfully captured during the exercise
Meanwhile, JAMB explained that it would not extend the ongoing UTME, and DE registration because it was working on what it described as a tight schedule

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At the close of the registration for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) programme on Saturday, March 26, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said a total of 1,837,011 candidates were successfully captured in the exercise that took place nationwide between February 19 and March 26.

JAMB disclosed this in its weekly bulletin made available to newsmen on Sunday night, March 27.

What JAMB raked in

Out of the lump sum, a total of 776 computer-based test centres that took part in the exercise will share an estimated amount of N1.3 billion at the rate of N700 per candidate registered by each of the centres.

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JAMB to support CBT centres

JAMB has also pledged support for the CBT centre owners over the sudden increase in the prices of diesel and the erratic power supply suffered nationwide recently.

The examination body said it recognised the plight of its partners, and appealed for their understanding, saying it would seek necessary approvals to grant them the necessary support as may be deemed appropriate.

JAMB postpones registration date for 2022 UTME, Direct entry

In a previous report by Legit.ng, of the registration for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE)

The registration exercise which was earlier slated for Saturday, February 12, will now begin on Saturday, February 19.

Fabian Benjamin, the head of public affairs and protocol of the examination body, made the announcement.

Dele Momodu, Sowore to pay for Nigerian students' NECO, JAMB fees? Shehu Sani speaks

Weeks after Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a 2023 presidential aspirant, has promised to pay for the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination fees for Nigerian students' fee, Shehu Sani has made some requests.

The former senator from Kaduna Central via Twitter on Sunday, January 30, called on Dele Momodu of Ovation Magazine and Omoyele Sowore to take up the responsibility of paying the JAMB and NECO fees of students.