The 2026 UTME commenced nationwide on Thursday, with more than 2.2 million candidates expected to sit for the examination across accredited centres.
He added that registration would be available at all JAMB offices.
The registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Ishaq Oloyede, has called for a repositioning of Nigeria’s education sector to reduce dependence on foreign assistance.
Mr Oloyede explained that the screening was aimed at selecting only well-prepared and truly exceptional candidates.
The registrar explained that data from JAMB revealed that Mr Okeke was admitted a year ago in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), in the School of Medicine.
The JAMB registrar said the turnout was alarmingly low, with only about 12 per cent of registered candidates showing up across the country.
Mr Oforji urged Nigerians to forgive the JAMB leadership over what he called human error.
Mr Abaribe warned that a future reoccurrence would be unacceptable to the caucus.
The university lauded the JAMB boss for not apportioning blame.
“There must be no room for further glitches—not in JAMB, not in any arm of government,” Mr Obi said in a statement on Thursday.
