The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it had registered 1.5 million candidates to take part in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
The body also reiterated the 2022 registration exercise will be closing on Saturday, March 26.
This was contained in the Weekly Bulletin of the board’s Office of the Registrar on Monday, in Abuja.
JAMB said that the sale of electronic Personal Identification Number for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry which commenced on February 19 would end on Saturday and would not attract any extension.
“This emphasis is essential because of the persistent drop in the number of e-PINs being vended, as well as the low turnout of candidates at the various centres across the nation.
“It would be recalled that the board had stated that it would not extend the registration beyond the window allotted to it by relevant authorities to conduct the exercise.
“As discussed earlier, registration dates are not fixed arbitrarily but through a consensus of the Federal Ministry of Education and examination agencies, before the commencement of the exercise.
“Therefore, all candidates who desired to register for this year’s examination are to do so immediately, as they only have this week and no extension would be granted after close of registration, ” JAMB stated.