JAMB registration is now required for those seeking admission to NOUN

The PUNCH gathered on Monday to report that applicants to the Nigerian Open University of Nigeria and other open distance learning institutions must now register through the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board.

Additionally, it is required of the candidates to register using their individual National Identity Number.

Our correspondent discovered that the purpose of this move was to thwart illicit activity. The Board committed to ensuring a smooth registration process in a statement issued by JAMB and provided to our correspondent in Abuja.

The advisory reads, “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.

“Consequently, it has now become mandatory for all prospective candidates in the non regular category (NOUN, Distance Learning, Part-time and Sandwich programmes) to create a profile code, before registering with JAMB, by sending their NIN, through their unique phone number to either of the Board’s sort code (55019 or 66019).

The warning further stated that in order to use any of the Board’s services, any former applicants in the non-regular programs who had not integrated their NIN or unique phone number on the platform would need to build a profile using their respective NINs.

“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.”