The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that it has successfully conducted the foreign component of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in eight countries.
According to the Board, the examinations, which were held on Saturday, July 13, were designed for foreign candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions.
It listed the cities where the examinations were held to include, London, United Kingdom; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Buea, Cameroon; Accra, Ghana; Cotonou, Benin Republic; Johannesburg, South Africa; Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, and Banjul, The Gambia.
JAMB, in its weekly Bulletin obtained in Abuja, noted that by conducting the UTME in the foreign locations, the Board aimed to showcase Nigerian tertiary institutions to a global audience, placing them at par with their international counterparts.
“This initiative has successfully attracted international students to Nigerian universities. Furthermore, JAMB has incorporated the number of foreign students admitted by an institution as a criterion for the NATAP M-Award, recognizing institutions that excel in international student recruitment,” it stated.
Meanwhile, the Board has reaffirmed that the 2024 admission exercise will soon commence as arrangements have been concluded for the Admission Policy Meeting on Thursday, July 18.
Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, will chair the 2024 policy meeting, which authorises the commencement of the year’s admission exercise.
The Board further indicated that this year’s exercise would also feature the National Tertiary Admissions’ Performance-Merit Award (NATAP-M Awards), where the overall winner would receive N500 million and other consolation winners would share N250 million collectively.