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JAMB Registers 316,132 UTME Candidates; Promises Refund for Failed 55019 Network Charges

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Emmanuel Charles

Senior Admissions Analyst

April 28, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that 316,132 UTME candidates and 8,490 Direct Entry (DE) candidates had completed their registration as of Sunday, 25th April 2021, with 126,402 candidates indicating interest in sitting for the Mock-UTME.

JAMB registers over 300,000 candidates, to refund undue charges for profile code creation

Refund of Undue 55019 Network Charges & Launch of USSD Code

  • Airtime Refund for Failed Network Deductions: JAMB announced that candidates whose airtime was deducted multiple times without receiving a Profile Code due to telecom network failures (and not because the candidate typed the wrong SMS format) will have those undue charges refunded.
  • Launch of USSD Option: To make Profile Code creation faster, JAMB also rolled out the USSD option (*55019*1*NIN#) starting Friday, 30th April 2021.

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Candidate Comments & Inquiries (2)

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Damilola Adeleke

Apr 28, 2021

My line was deducted four times (N200) before the Profile Code finally came. Will the refund be sent back as airtime?

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Mentra Admissions Desk

Apr 28, 2021

Yes, Damilola, JAMB directed the telecom operators and value-added service providers to reconcile and credit back unfulfilled SMS deductions.

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