2019 UTME: Period for admission processes sacrosanct – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has started the processes for placement of candidates into all tiers of tertiary institutions for the 2019/2020 academic session. JAMB’s Head, Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. According to Mr Benjamin, the period slated for the admission processes as agreed during a policy meeting with stakeholders on June 11, at Gbongan, Osun, remains sacrosanct. “The board has commenced the processes for admission for the 2019/2020 academic session in earnest. “The first choice admission for public universities commenced from August 21 and will end on November 16. “For private universities, it will be from August 21, 2019, to February 15, 2020. “The second choice admission for public universities will be from November 17 to December 17,” he said. Mr Benjamin told NAN that the projection for 2019 was t...