The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a two-week extension for the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration period, providing interested candidates with extra time to complete their registration process.
In a statement, the Public Communication Advisor for JAMB,Dr. Fabian Benjamin said that the 2024 Direct Entry registration began on February 28th, 2024, and was initially scheduled to end on March 28th, 2024. However, after careful consideration, the Board extended the registration period by two weeks, starting from March 28th, 2024, and concluding on April 11th, 2024.
Benjamin said; “This extension became necessary following the challenges faced by candidates in going through some of the security screening measures put in place to arrest the rampant and embarrassing cases of fake A’level certificates being paraded by some DE candidates.
“The Board apologises for the inconveniences caused prospective DE candidates and pledges that, going forward, the process would be made more user-friendly.”
He however, said in doing this, the Board would not compromise on its avowed determination to ensure that candidates, whose certificates were dubiously acquired are prevented from benefiting from such certificates.
“It is also to be noted that candidates, whose certificate-issuing institution are among those on the list of institutions that have not verified their certificates despite repeated requests, would not be allowed to register without doing the needful,” Benjamin said.
He added that the Board would be holding a press conference in due course to properly brief the media.