Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board

JAMB Remittance To Federal Purse Excites Nigerians

JAMB Remittance To Federal Purse Excites Nigerians

The Joint Admissions and Ma­triculation Board (JAMB) has been trending all day in Twitter Nigeria as the exam body gets the accolade of Nigerians for remitting yet some new billions to the Federal treasury.

JAMB announced on Monday that it has made an interim remit­tance of ₦3.5 billion to the Federal Government con­solidated revenue account, although lower than the ₦5billion remitted last year.

The agency has phenomenally improved remittances since Professor Ishaq Oloyede took over in 2017.

In the same year, the agency remitted ₦7.8billion, a sharp contrast to 2015 and 2016 when no dime was remitted.

In 2014, the …

Coronavirus - JAMB Donates 3 Ventilators To Hospitals

Coronavirus: JAMB Donates 3 Ventilators To Hospitals

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has donated three ventilators to two General hospitals to support the Federal Government’s fight against Coronavirus in the country.

This was disclosed in a statement, signed by Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head of Media and Publicity of the board on Wednesday in Abuja.

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JAMB said the gesture was prompted by ongoing collective support in the country to contain the spread of the virus in the country.

“The board appreciates the support and donations from corporate bodies and individuals toward complementing government’s efforts, aimed at