Nigeria’s Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the closing date for the ongoing 2023 Direct Entry registration by one week.
The extension was announced on Monday, shortly after the board’s management meeting.
In a statement, JAMB’s spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said that the Direct Entry registration exercise commenced on Monday, March 20, and billed to end on Thursday, April 20.
He said the extension was implemented in order to accommodate others, who wished to register but were unable to do so within the stipulated time.
“The extension was partly to give all holders of Cambridge A/Level Certificates, who were unable to register for the exercise on account of some issues associated with the verification of their certificates another opportunity to do so,” Benjamin stated.
“It should be noted that in its bid to ensure the Cambridge A/L Certificate is onboarded in the verification process, the British Council is partnering with the board.
“As such would be providing a verification portal for the seamless verification of its Cambridge Certificates as obtained with other categories of A/Level certificates.
“It is this provision of a verification portal by the Council that informed the board’s decision to reconsider its earlier stand on the non-inclusion of Cambridge certificate for DE registration.
“Consequently, all holders of Cambridge Certificates, who desire to register for the 2023 Direct Entry, can now proceed to any of the board’s offices nearest to them to register for the exercise,” he said.
According to him, the consideration did not in any way include candidates awaiting Cambridge Certificates as “Awaiting Results” would not be accepted.
Chioma Kalu
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