JAMB Orders All Institutions In Nigeria To End 2017 Admissions By January 25

The Joint  Admissions and  Matriculation Board (JAMB) on  Thursday issued a  directive to all  tertiary institutions  in the country to  end their 2017  admission by  January 25.
The Board’s Head of  Media, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an  interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in  Abuja.
Mr. Benjamin said the  board’s decision came  after a meeting where  all issues and ones  bordering on the  admission process were  taken into  consideration.
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He said it was resolved  that the academic  calendar must be  adhered to.
According to him, the  directive becomes  necessary as the board  intends to meet up with the academic calendar  as earlier agreed.
“By implication,  candidates who  have gained  admissions into  various  institutions and  are yet to  register or do  not have  admissions by  January 25  should begin to make  preparations for the 2018 UTME.
“The public  must also note  that the UTME  results are valid  for only one  year and not  three years as  widely  speculated.
“If changes are  made on the  validity, I assure you the board  would  communicate  appropriately to the public.”
It will be recalled that  the board had recently  said that the UTME  examinations would  take place between  March 9 and 17, while  the mock exams would  take place in the first  week of February.