JAMB Result Validity Now Extended To 3 years by the Senate

The Nigerian Senate today passed the
amendment to the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board’s Act into law.
In the amendment, the the Senate
strengthened the Board to allow the
results of students in the annual
examination be valid for more than one
year.
This implies that JAMB result is expected to now be valid for
more than a year.
According to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Tertiary Education and TETFund, Senator Jibrin Barau the
amendments will further strengthen the Admissions Board
in its responsibilities.
Senate President Bukola Saraki, appreciated his
distinguished colleagues for their work towards the passage
of the bill commended that the new amendments will
indeed bring financial relief to students as well as parents
and reduce bottlenecks and corruption in the admission
process.