Emmanuel Clement
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced April 24, 2025, as the new date for the commencement of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide.
The update was made known in an official statement signed by Fabian Benjamin, Ph.D., Public Communication Advisor to JAMB, on Saturday.
Investigator news reports that the examination was originally scheduled to begin on Friday, April 25, but was moved forward due to what the board described as “essential commitments by the Board and its partner agencies.”
“The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is now set to commence on Thursday, April 24, 2025, instead of the previously scheduled date of Friday, April 25, 2025. This adjustment has been made to accommodate essential commitments by the Board and its partner agencies,” the statement read.
As part of preparations, JAMB has opened its portal for candidates to print their Examination Notification Slips
“All candidates who have registered for the 2025 UTME scheduled to commence on Thursday, 24th April, 2025, are urged to print their 2025 UTME Notification Slips before the date of their examination,” the statement added.
The notification slips contain vital information, including examination date, venue (centre), and time
To print the slip, students are advised to visit www.jamb.gov.ng, click on “2025 UTME Slip Printing”, enter their registration number, and click on “Print Examination Slip”.
The board advised all candidates to print their slips and “familiarise themselves with the location of their centres before the date of the examination.”
This is to help ease any last-minute confusion or delays on the exam day.
JAMB reiterated a strict policy regarding examination locations, warning candidates not to appear at any centre outside their officially assigned venue or town.
According to the Board, each candidate will be assigned to a centre strictly within the examination town they selected during registration.
Any attempt to sit for the UTME outside this assigned town will not be permitted under any circumstances.
“Please note that candidates will be assigned to centres within their chosen examination towns; no candidate will be placed in a centre outside their selected town,” they stated.
