JAMB Scraps Use of Email For UTME, De-registration

BY TEMI OHAKWE, ABUJA – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has abolished the use of email in its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration’s processes.

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who announced this in Abuja, said email will only be requested at the successful completion of registration exercise by candidates to access information on the exam.

He said; “As from Thursday, 15th April, 2021, candidates will no longer be required to provide any email address during registration. Consequently, candidates will have the following options to access their profile during or after registration.

“i. Mobile APP on the candidates’ phone. ii. On the 55019 option (being designed) for example admission status checking, acceptance of admission etc on their profile.

“Printing of examination slip (Notification) or Result notification slip or ticketing can be done anywhere using the candidates JAMB registration number only.

“At the conclusion of the 2021 UTME/DE Registration exercise, candidates will provide their email addresses only after the 2021 UTME/DE registration exercise has been declared closed by JAMB through (a) Mobile APP on his/her registered phone

“(b) Sending the word email (space then the email address) on his /her registered phone to 55019.

“The email is typed twice for correctness (Email addresses will be entered twice for validation and prevention of typographical errors,” Oloyede said.

The JAMB boss also said an individual’s mobile phone now remains the only major tool to carry out all the registration processes.

Speaking further, Oloyede said the Board has phased out the use of cash for any transactions in the Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres owned by JAMB, adding that only the use of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards is now allowed.

Oloyede explained that the move is to frustrate the antics of touts who hang around JAMB CBT centres as well as prevent illegal charges, adding that candidates that are only keen in using cash can visit privately owned centres for their registration and other activities.

Earlier, a final year student of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Adegoke Justina, told newsmen how she was lured to handover her email details to a cyber cafe staff, who posed as staff of the Board.

Adegoke she had visited JAMB CBT centre in Kogo-Bwari area of Abuja, to rectify issues with her admission when she was accosted by the young man, who promised to help do the necessary applications, only for him to be issuing threats and demanding money days later after taking over the student’s email address.

Moses Peter, the cyber cafe operator, nabbed by the police over the incident, was however able to identify the perpetrator of the crime as one David Ahmad, a student of Auchi Polytechnic, who sometimes works at the cafe.