The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that the conduct of 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) will commence on March 14 to April 4, 2020. The Board has also insisted that the National Identification Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is a compulsory requirement for registration for the 2020 UTME. He also disclosed that the registration for the 2020 UTME and Direct Entry would also run simultaneously between January 13 to February 17. “JAMB needs full collaborations of states education commissioners to help sensitise candidates in their various states on the need and importance of the NIN for 2020 registration. He, therefore, said that JAMB mandate required that in placing candidate, preference must be given to the candidate chosen course.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 23, 2019 16:30 UTC