JAMB

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions. The board conducts the entrance Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian universities.

The board is also charged with the responsibility to administer similar examinations for applicants to Nigerian public and private mono-technics, polytechnics, and colleges of education. All of these candidates must have obtained the West Africa Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) conducted yearly by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, or its equivalent, National Examination Council (Nigeria), Senior School Certificate Examination, and NECO SSCE.

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Founded 1978

Type Examination Board Purpose Admission into tertiary institutions.

Headquarters Bwari, Abuja Location Nigeria Official language English Registrar Prof Ishaq Olarenwaju Oloyede

Website: www.jamb.gov.ng

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