The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has instructed candidates who will be taking the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to print their examination notification slips. This directive was issued by Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head of Public Affairs and Protocol of the board, in a statement to the media on Friday in Lagos.

According to the statement, a total of 1.5 million candidates are expected to sit for the examination in 740 centers across the country. Candidates are urged to promptly print their notification slips in preparation for the upcoming UTME.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) urges all candidates sitting for the 2023 main UTME, to proceed to print their examination notification slip from Thursday, April 20.

“The notification slip would contain their examination centre, time of examination, date of examination and other essential details necessary for taking the examination, which commences from Tuesday, April 25.

”To this effect therefore, all candidates taking the 2023 UTME are expected to print their examination notification slips on or before Monday, April 24, by visiting https://www.jamb.gov.ng, click on “2023 UTME SLIP PRINTING” on the menu bar, to know the time and venue of their examination.

“Candidates are to also note that the information featured on the slip would enable them to easily locate their centres, before the examination.

“They are also enjoined to locate their centres before the day of their examination, to avoid arriving late at their respective examination centres,” Benjamin said.

He cautioned candidates against bringing prohibited items such as wristwatches, calculators, flash drives, and handsets into the examination halls. Benjamin also emphasized that candidates must strictly adhere to the designated commencement time for their examination as indicated in their notification slips, without any delay.

“The board also want to restate its zero tolerance for examination malpractice and urges candidates to refrain from any ignoble act or conduct during the all Computer Based Test (CBT),” he said. (NAN)