JAMB Begins Sale of Direct Entry Today

Kuni Tyessi in Abuja

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the commencement of sale of direct entry registration nationwide and in selected foreign centres.

Public Communications Advisor at JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement yesterday said that the registration process would start today February 28, 2024, and close on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Benjamin noted that the sale of direct entry is open to foreign candidates desirous of tertiary education in Nigeria through the direct entry mode.

The JAMB spokesperson assured the public that the board would continue to ensure a level playing field for all candidates irrespective of status.

He, however, warned that the board would not process candidates’ application from all awarding institutions that have refused to honour several requests for the verification of their A’Level certificates presented by some candidates for the 2023 admission.

“Candidates, who are not awaiting results, must have uploaded their A’Level qualifications, O’Level results and direct entry registration template at the point of registration because no direct entry candidate would be processed for admission until such claimed results are uploaded and verified by the awarding institutions on the board’s Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) mail platform.

“Direct entry candidates, who at the point of registration are awaiting A’Level results of IJMB/JUPEB/NABTEB, must have uploaded their admission letter and registration template at the point of registration. Applicants with Cambridge certificates of pre-2018 examination year should visit Cambridge directly for verification.

“This verification exercise may take up to 28 days (as specified by the awarding body) after which the verification result would be forwarded to the board.

“The verification would be reflected on the e-facility profile of the direct entry candidate. Statement of results (in lieu of certificate) is accepted for registration only within three years of the date of award.

“The board has also given a window of opportunity for upgrading from UTME to direct entry with a proviso for only candidates whose direct entry results have not been released at the point of UTME’s registration and who must have indicated at the point of registration that he/she is awaiting A’Level results.

“The particulars of which he/she must have supplied and contained in the uploaded registration template,” he said.