The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that the 2023 Direct Entry registration nationwide has resumed. The Registrar of JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede disclosed this at a press briefing on Monday in Abuja.

The JAMB Registrar announced that new guidelines have been implemented to prevent such misconduct. The registration for the 2023 Direct Entry started on February 20th, 2023, but had to be halted immediately due to the numerous devices and schemes used to cheat and undermine the required A' Level qualifications for DE candidates. This discovery was made after recent joint operations between the Federal Ministry of Education and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate DE qualifications. Additionally, Bayero University in Kano has highlighted the rampant forgery of A' Level qualifications for DE. For instance, it was discovered that in previous years, some candidates used unacceptable and forged A’ level certificates/qualifications to register for Direct Entry and eventually got admitted. For example, out of 148 candidates verified by BUK, only six were found to be genuine. By implication, 142 of the results were forged. 

The concerned parties and institutions are working diligently to identify and address any issues, while those that have already been discovered are being handled according to the law. In relation to the 2023 Direct Entry registration, the Board will only accept 13 qualifications or certificates, including first degrees, diplomas, and various other certifications. Candidates who registered for the 2023 DE prior to the suspension of the exercise will be required to update their application at the registration centers. The data bank established to tackle issues related to A’ Level qualifications has been renamed as the 'Nigeria Post-secondary Education Data System,' as disclosed by the JAMB boss.