NOUN Prospective Candidates Now Required to Register for JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has announced a new directive requiring students seeking admission to the Nigerian Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and other open distance learning centres to register through JAMB.

Additionally, candidates must now register with their unique National Identification Number (NIN).

This new directive contradicts previous guidelines, which stated that NOUN prospective students did not need to take the JAMB Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

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JAMB explained that this move aims to curb fraudulent activities. In a press release, JAMB stated, “As part of measures to checkmate the nefarious activities of fraudulent characters, who are scheming to compromise candidates’ records through dubious registration channels and in compliance with its enabling act, JAMB has mandated that all applicants desirous of studying in Nigerian tertiary institutions must provide their NIN while registering for any programme of study in any tertiary institutions in Nigeria irrespective of whether the mode of study is regular and non-regular.”

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The directive further specifies that all prospective candidates in the non-regular category (NOUN, Distance Learning, Part-time, and Sandwich programmes) must create a profile code before registering with JAMB by sending their NIN through their unique phone number to either of the Board’s sort codes (55019 or 66019). The advisory also noted that previous candidates in non-regular programmes who had not integrated their NIN or unique phone number on the Board’s platform would need to create a profile using their respective NINs to access any of JAMB’s services.

“JAMB, as a responsive organisation, will continue to make the registration process as flexible as possible by making its platform available throughout the year. It is, therefore, expected that candidates, who fall under this category, will apply through JAMB before approaching their preferred institutions to process their admission with their respective JAMB registration numbers. They would also be expected to pay their preferred institution a processing fee as determined by respective institutions,” the statement concluded.