The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially calmed the nerves of millions of Nigerian households by confirming that the prices for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) application documents will remain stable.
In its latest Weekly Bulletin released on Monday, the Board reassured “parents, guardians, and prospective candidates” that it has strictly maintained a freeze on price hikes, noting it has not raised fees for either UTME or DE “in the last nine years.”
Countering speculation of a potential increase due to current economic pressures, JAMB highlighted its track record of making higher education entry more accessible. The Board pointed out that registration costs have actually been “reduced for prospective candidates within the nine years of the existence of the current administration.”
This commitment to affordability is not accidental but a deliberate alignment with the presidency’s social agenda. JAMB explained that this policy follows the directive of President Bola Tinubu, as communicated by the Minister of Education, ensuring that the Board’s operations reflect “the administration’s human-face policies and take into account the economic realities facing Nigerian families.”