In a bid to ensure that all candidates interested in applying for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are given equal opportunity to do so, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the registration deadline by one week.
The initial closing date for the sale of ePINs and the UTME application documents was slated for Tuesday, 14th February, 2023, however, JAMB has decided to extend the deadline to Wednesday, 22nd February, 2023. The sale of ePINs, on the other hand, will end on Monday, 20th February, 2023.
JAMB has projected to register up to a hundred thousand candidates per day, but the number of candidates registering fell short of this capacity, with less than fifty thousand candidates turning up for registration daily.
However, in the last two days before the closing date, the pace picked up remarkably with over a hundred thousand candidates registering on a daily basis.
Taking note of reports from across the country indicating difficulties faced by many Nigerians in using electronic channels to purchase the ePINs or obtain cash within the stipulated period, JAMB has granted the extension to ensure that all candidates who desire to register for the 2023 UTME are given the opportunity to do so, especially since the extant challenges are not of their own making.
As at the close of the sale of ePINs on Tuesday, 14th February, 2023, 1,527,068 candidates had registered for the 2023 UTME exercise, including the 168,748 who indicated their interest to take the Mock-UTME.
With the extension, more candidates will be able to register and have a chance at gaining admission into their preferred tertiary institutions.