The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will screen more than 500 exceptional candidates under the age of 16 who are seeking admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The screening exercise is scheduled to hold from Sept. 22 to 26 across three centres: Lagos, Abuja, and Owerri.
Speaking during a virtual meeting on Wednesday, the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, provided details on the screening arrangements for underage candidates.
He said Lagos would host 397 candidates, Owerri 136, and Abuja 66.
He said that out of 41,027 underage candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, only a small number met the initial qualification criteria.
Oloyede explained that the screening was aimed at selecting only well-prepared and truly exceptional candidates.