The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has directed 2020 UTME/DE applicants to immediately report any bank, mobile money operator, or private CBT centre selling the registration e-PIN above the official ₦4,000 price to the nearest office of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
Breakdown of the ₦4,000 e-PIN Payment
Speaking during an interactive stakeholders' meeting at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Abuja alongside NSCDC Commandant-General Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, Prof. Oloyede explained the exact breakdown of the ₦4,000 e-PIN fee:
- ₦3,290: Remitted to JAMB for the UTME/DE form
- ₦210: Deducted automatically as the bank/vendor commission
- ₦500: For the compulsory reading booklet (Sweet Sixteen)
- Total e-PIN Cost: ₦4,000 (plus a separate maximum ₦700 service fee paid at the CBT registration centre).
Sanctions Against Offenders in 6 States
Prof. Oloyede revealed that one commercial bank alongside several CBT centres and schools in Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa, Enugu, Rivers, and Adamawa States have already been sanctioned for inflating the fee, while a suspect arrested in Warri, Delta State for selling above ₦4,000 was paraded at the event.
Once you obtain your e-PIN and register, start preparing for the examination on the Mentra JAMB CBT app, available on both Android and iOS.
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