A new date has been fixed for the commencement of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Direct Entry (DE) registration.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed February 19 as the new date for the registration.
The board had earlier set February 12.
The board, in a statement, Tuesday, by its Head of Media and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said the registration will end on Saturday, March 26, 2022.
The one-week postponement is to allow for more fine-tuning of the upgraded and more user-friendly procedures for candidates’ registration. The process, which will be concluded within the one-week extension period, is also aimed at accommodating feedback from candidates and other stakeholders alike.”
“The Board wishes the general public to note that the Board is ever-ready to provide world-class services to Nigerians.
“Further to the above, the new and improved procedures for the 2022 UTME Registration would be made available on the Board’s website, its weekly bulletin as well as other media outlets on Monday, February 14, 2022.
“The candidates, are by this notice, urged to keenly follow the procedures for registration as would be announced by the Board,” Benjamin said.