JAMB lifts SIM, email change ban, gives candidates fresh directives 

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has lifted its regularisation connected SIM swapping and email changes, allowing candidates who person mislaid entree to their registered details to update them done a controlled process.

The caller statement commenced connected Monday, September 21, 2026, and applies to candidates who tin nary longer entree their registered telephone numbers oregon retrieve their email accounts.

JAMB successful a connection by its Director of Communications, Fabian Benjamin, said the determination followed the instauration of stronger individuality and biometric verification measures, which it said would assistance forestall fraud, impersonation and unauthorised changes to candidates’ records.

However, the installation tin lone beryllium utilized erstwhile by each campaigner and is disposable lone astatine designated JAMB CBT, PTC/PRC Centres, including applicable authorities offices. 

“Candidates seeking the work indispensable supply their caller GSM fig and/or email code and a duly executed tribunal affidavit, scanned and acceptable for upload, the connection read.

They are besides required to log into their e-facility profile, marque outgo fo...