JAMB changes 2027 UTME first-session arrival time

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has moved the accomplishment clip for candidates sitting the archetypal league of the 2027 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, from 6:30am to 7:30am.

Under the caller arrangement, candidates for the archetypal league are expected to get astatine their designated Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres by 7:30am. The introspection volition statesman astatine 8:30am and extremity astatine 10:30am.

JAMB said the accommodation was made to code information and logistical concerns associated with precise aboriginal greeting movements, peculiarly for candidates travelling agelong distances to their introspection centres.

The determination was disclosed successful a connection by JAMB spokesperson and Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocols, Dr Fabian Benjamin.

Benjamin said the accommodation followed deliberations astatine the Board’s 2026 Management and Information Technology Retreat held successful Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, from September 6 to 11.

He said the Board considered concerns raised by members of the nationalist implicit the implications of the erstwhile aboriginal accomplishment time.

According to Benjamin, the Board besides considered the difficulties candidates could look erstwhile travelling earlier dawn ...