JAMB cancels cut-off marks for 2021 admissions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it is cancelling the national cut-off mark.

The body on Tuesday, explained that tertiary institutions in Nigeria, will now determine its admission benchmark.

This decision was reached at the 2021 policy meeting presided over by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.

The Registrar of JAMB Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, who spoke during the forum said some universities such as the University of Maiduguri proposed 150, Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto proposed 140, Pan Atlantic University proposed 210, University of Lagos 200, Lagos State University190, Covenant University 190, and Bayero University Kano, 180.

According to the stakeholders, the 2021 admissions will be conducted only through JAMB CAPS and no institution is allowed to admit candidates without uploading their details onto the portal.