2.2 million candidates sit for 2026 UTME nationwide

The 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, commenced nationwide connected Thursday, with much than 2.2 cardinal candidates expected to beryllium for the introspection crossed accredited centers.

The examination, organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, volition tally from April 16 to April 22 successful aggregate sessions scheduled daily.

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, charged introspection officials to show maximum committedness and professionalism, stressing that the occurrence of the UTME mostly depends connected their show and dedication to duty.

Oloyede gave the complaint during a virtual last briefing for method officers up of the examination.

He commended staff, advertisement hoc personnel, work providers and method advisers for their contributions to the palmy behaviour of the mock examination.

According to him, astir challenges recorded during the mock workout were linked to inadequate appraisal of centers by immoderate method officials.

Oloyede added that inducement packages would beryllium provided for teams that show exceptional performance, including punctual handling of introspection materials and timely submission of reports.

He reiterated JAMB’s zero-tolerance argumentation connected introspection malpractice and warned candidates against bringing prohibited items into introspection halls....