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JAMB says 2024 UTME notification slip ready for printing
By Francesca Hangeior
The 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) notification slip is ready for printing, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs Fabian Benjamin confirmed the readiness of the notification slip which shows the candidates’ examination date, venue, and time.
“The 2024 UTME Notification Slip is ready for printing. All candidates who have registered for the exercise scheduled to commence on Friday, 19th April 2024, are hereby informed to start printing their Notification Slips for them to know the date, venue, time, and other vital information regarding the examination,” he said in a Thursday statement.
“To print the slip, candidates are urged to visit the JAMB website on www.jamb.gov.ng; click on “2024 UTME Slip Printing”, input their registration numbers, then, click on print. Kindly note that the slip can be printed anywhere provided there is an internet facility.
“To successfully sit the examination, candidates are advised to print the slip on or before Friday, 19th April 2024, so as to locate their centres ahead in order to prevent lateness on their scheduled examination date, as lateness to the examination venue is highly prohibited.
“The 2024 UTME scheduled to commence on Friday, 19th will end on Monday, 29th April 2024.”
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for candidates who sat for the first day of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released before midnight on Friday.
This was contained in a statement shared via X, JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
The post reads “RELEASE OF RESULTS FOR THE first day of the 2026 UTME .
This is to inform all candidates who sat for the 2026 UTME on Thursday, 16th April 2026, that their results will be released today before midnight.
“An official announcement will be made to the public and posted on this page as soon as the results are available.
Recall that the examination began on the 16th of April 20226.
The West African Examinations Council has released the timetable for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates.
According to the final international timetable shared on WAEC’s official X handle on Monday, the examination will begin on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, and end on Friday, June 19, 2026.
The council said the examination will start with Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session and Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session.
The examination includes core subjects such as English Language and Mathematics, along with a range of elective subjects in sciences, arts, humanities, and vocational or technical fields.
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates, with 71.63 per cent of them achieving five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
Announcing the results on Tuesday, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Danlami Wushishi, disclosed that a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination nationwide.
Of this number, 51,823 candidates, representing 53.43 per cent, were males, while 45,156 candidates, representing 46.56 per cent, were females.
According to him, 95,160 candidates eventually sat for the examination, comprising 50,785 males (53.36 per cent) and 44,375 females (46.63 per cent).
Wushishi stated that 93,425 candidates sat for the English Language examination, out of which 73,167 candidates, representing 78.32 per cent, obtained credit passes and above. He added that 93,330 candidates sat for Mathematics, with 85,256 candidates, representing 91.35 per cent, securing credit passes and above.
He revealed that 68,166 candidates, representing 71.63 per cent, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. In addition, 82,082 candidates, representing 86.26 per cent, recorded five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
NECO Registrar Danlami Wushishi and other officials during the announcement of the 2025 SSCE results for external students.
On examination malpractice, the NECO Registrar disclosed that 9,016 candidates were booked for various forms of malpractice, compared to 6,160 cases recorded in 2024, indicating an increase of 31.7 per cent.
He also announced that some supervisors and centres were sanctioned for their involvement in malpractice.
According to him, two supervisors from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and one each from Kano and Lagos States were recommended for appropriate sanctions.
Furthermore, four examination centres—two in Niger State, and one each in Yobe and Lagos States—were found culpable of whole-centre malpractice and have been recommended for de-recognition.
The NECO chief reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to maintaining the integrity and credibility of its examinations and warned stakeholders against engaging in practices that undermine the examination process.
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