A House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee has commenced an investigation into the “secret” recruitment of 300 staff by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). At an investigative hearing held yesterday, August 14, JAMB Register, Prof Ishaq Oloyede said they carried out the recruitment exercise after obtaining a waiver from the Federal Character Commission (FCC)…
ABEG.NG reports that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said any admission that is not effectively captured in its Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) is illegal, null and void. The registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede made this known while speaking during the 3rd matriculation ceremony of the Thomas Adewumi University (TAU) Oko,…
Mmesoma Ejikeme has revealed the process she followed to get her 2023 UTME result. The embattled candidate spoke Wednesday after being accused by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) of inflating her result. JAMB said her purported score of 362 out of 400 is fake. The 19-year-old, who made a guest appearance on Channels…
A Nigerian man has taken to Twitter to react to the controversy surrounding Anambra student, Mmesoma Ejikeme accused of inflating her UTME score. The Twitter user identified as Dr. Nnanyeluogo with the handle, @Nnanyelugo13 said he had similar experience with Mmesoma. According to his tweet, he recounted seeing different scores each time he checked the…
The embattled Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme, has admitted scoring 249. Mmesoma was reacting to claims that the feedback from JAMB showed she scored 249. The 19-year-old had claimed to have earned JAMB’s highest score after her UTME result slip showed 362. But, JAMB had faulted…
A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has said he will beg the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board for leniency if Anambra state pupil, Mmesoma Ejikeme‘’comes clean” with the source of her result . Recall that Mmesoma was accused of inflating her 2023 UTME result. In a statement released on Wednesday July 5, Chidoka, who…
The Anambra State Government has slammed the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). This is as the government distanced itself from the claim by JAMB that the result of Mmesoma Ejikeme, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School (AGSS), Nnewi, is fake. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Paul Nwosu said the investigation was still ongoing…
Ejikeme Mmesoma Speaks up after the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) claimed she had inflated her result and announced herself as the top scorer for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Below is the press statement by Hon. Augustine Onyekachukwu Ike KSJI, Member Representing Nnewi North Constituency, Anambra State House of Assembly. “I…