JAMB extends DE registration by 2 weeks

By Uji A Iliyasu
Abuja

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), has announced an extension of its Direct Entry registration by two weeks.

The board explained in a statement by its spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin that the action was aimed at enabling all candidates desirous of registration to do so.

JAMB commenced the 2024 Direct Entry registration on February 28, 2024, and was to have concluded it on  March 28, 2024, but  JAMB, on subsequent consideration, has now extended the exercise by two weeks consequently bringing the registration to a close on April 11, 2024.

“This extension became necessary following the challenges faced by candidates in going through some of the security screening measures put in place to arrest the rampant and embarrassing cases of fake A’level certificates being paraded by some DE candidates.

“The Board apologises for the inconveniences caused prospective DE candidates and pledges that, going forward, the process would be made more user-friendly.

“However, in doing this, the Board will not compromise on its avowed determination to ensure that candidates, whose certificates were dubiously acquired are prevented from benefiting from such certificates.

“It is also to be noted that candidates, whose certificate-issuing institutions are among those on the list of institutions that have not verified their certificates despite repeated requests, would not be allowed to register without doing the needful,” Benjamin said.