From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that, barring any sudden change in plans, the sale of Direct Entry (DE) form to foreign candidates will begin on Wednesday, and run till Thursday, 28th March, 2024.
JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, on Tuesday, explained that the sale is open to foreign candidates who are desirous of tertiary education in Nigeria through the Direct Entry mode, assuring that the Board will ensure a level playing field for all candidates irrespective of status.
He noted that the Board will not to process candidates’ application from all awarding
institutions that refused to honour several requests for the verification of their A’level certificates presented by some candidates for the 2023 admission.
“Candidates who are not awaiting results must have uploaded their A’ level qualifications, O’level results and DE registration template at the point of registration as no DE candidate will be processed for admission until such claimed results are uploaded and verified by the awarding institutions on the Board’s Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) mail platform.”
He added that DE candidates, who at the point of registration are awaiting A’level results of IJMB/JUPEB/NABTEB, must have uploaded their Admission Letter and Registration Template at the point of registration, asking applicants with Cambridge certificates of pre-2018 examination year should to visit Cambridge directly for verification.
“The verification exercise may take up to 28 days (as specified by the awarding body) after which the verification result would be forwarded to the Board. The verification would be reflected on the e-Facility profile of the DE candidate. Statement of results (in lieu of certificate) is accepted for registration only within three years of the date of award.”
He also confirmed that the Board has also given a window of opportunity for upgrading from UTME to DE with a proviso for only candidates whose DE results have not been released at the point of UTME registration and who must have indicated at the point of registration that he/she is awaiting A’level results.