The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that candidates registering for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) can no longer use email for the processing of registration.

Prof Is-haq Oloyede, the JAMB Registrar, stated this while speaking with journalists on Tuesday.

Prof Oloyede said that the email of a candidate can only be used for successful completion of the registration to access information on the examination, to access their profile during or after registration.

“As from Thursday, April 15, 2021, candidates will no longer be required to provide any email address during registration,” he said.

He further added that the candidate can also send the word “email” space then the email address on his /her registered phone to 55019.

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