Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, don roll out new service improvements wey e say go reduce anxiety around admission, help candidates reach their accounts and make admission process fairer. The board also warn say anybody wey try manipulate identity or exploit the system go face full weight of law.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Segun Aina, talk this one on Wednesday when he meet Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates for the board Abuja Zonal Office. According to am, the reforms suppose rebuild public confidence, reduce avoidable difficulties and make admission process more transparent.
Aina say the board go give candidates more flexibility to correct legitimate errors for their personal information, but e warn say anybody wey try manipulate identity or exploit system no go escape law. He talk say policy adjustments dey guided by need to build trust and reduce difficulties wey candidates dey face during registration and admission.
“All the policy optimisation that we are doing is centred around two things: building trust and reducing trauma,” Aina talk for the engagement wey dem organise as part of JAMB 2026 Customer Week. He explain say JAMB no dey throway existing operational framework; the board dey strengthen am with targeted changes so services go answer candidates’ needs better.
One major improvement na say candidates go see more details about their admission status. Before, person wey check status fit see “not admitted” or “admission in progress” without enough information to explain wetin dey happen. Aina talk say improved system go show more details about how application dey progress, so candidates no go wait inside unnecessary uncertainty.
“Building trust is necessary. That is why now you can see the progress with your admission status. Instead of just seeing ‘not admitted’ or ‘admission in progress’ and just waiting and being nervous and being traumatised, we now have a situation where you can see the details,” na wetin the registrar talk.
He describe the adjustment as important step to ease pressure on candidates wey dey seek admission into universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions. Aina also talk say JAMB don deploy technology to make am easier for candidates to update telephone numbers and email addresses, especially when dem lose access to contact details dem use during registration.
He explain say such changes before dey hard because the contact information dey serve as unique identifiers inside JAMB system. The new approach, according to am, suppose help candidates regain access to their accounts and update their details without unnecessary hardship, while JAMB still protect security of admission process.
