JAMB has reiterated that holding two admissions at the same time is illegal and warned undergraduates to disclose their status or risk losing both opportunities.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has declared that undergraduates in Nigerian tertiary institutions are not eligible to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), citing provisions in the 2026 UTME/DE guidelines aimed at preventing multiple admissions.
JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin said candidates may register while enrolled but must disclose their status, noting that “the law is explicit that no candidate is permitted to hold two admissions concurrently.” He warned that failure to disclose prior matriculation could lead to forfeiture of both admissions.