Nigeria: Only 108 of 39,000 Underage Candidates Meet JAMB Criteria

AllAfrica22 October 2026, 06:56 UTCNigeria

[Vanguard] Only 108 of about 39,000 underage candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have met the Federal Government's screening requirements for possible admission into tertiary institutions.

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