UTME goes global as JAMB plans Canada centre

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to establish a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) centre in Ottawa, Canada, from 2027.
The proposed centre will allow eligible Nigerians living in Canada and other parts of North America to sit for the UTME without travelling to Nigeria solely for the examination.
JAMB disclosed the plan following a visit by its Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, to the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa.
The board said the initiative was part of its efforts towards “taking Nigerian tertiary education to the world” and making the examination more accessible to Nigerians in the diaspora.
“The proposed centre will make ...