The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new system allowing candidates to verify and upload their O’Level results from home, eliminating the need to visit a Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre solely for the process.
The development, announced by JAMB’s Acting Director of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, is part of the board’s efforts to make its services faster, safer and more convenient for candidates.
Under the new arrangement, JAMB will verify candidates’ results directly with the examination bodies that issued them, beginning with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The integration is expected to reduce queues, unnecessary trips to CBT centres and errors associated with manual result uploads.
JAMB said the new system will also help address some problems linked to the previous manual process, including misplaced or mixed-up results, fraudulent or unverified certificates and mistakes in entering subjects and grades.
Candidates are required to begin the process by visiting the designated result-verification platform, entering their National Identification Number (NIN) and selecting the number of examination sittings and the relevant examination body.
They will then provide their email address and phone number before completing the required payment. After payment, candidates must enter their examination number, examination series and examination year to verify their results and obtain a Verification Code.
Once the verification is completed, candidates are required to send “VERIFY” followed by their Verification Code to 55019 or 66019. A notification will be sent after the result has been uploaded.
Candidates with two O’Level sittings will then be directed to their JAMB e-Facility profile. From the dashboard, they should select “2026 UTME O’Level Upload,” enter their Verification Code and select the required subjects from the verified results displayed.
JAMB requires candidates to select a minimum of five and maximum of nine subjects, with no subject selected more than once. After selecting the appropriate subjects, candidates can click “Apply the O’Level Results” to complete the process.
The board said the initiative would be particularly useful during periods of high patronage and network congestion at CBT centres. For thousands of Nigerian students seeking admission into universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions, the new arrangement could make an important part of the admission process significantly easier.
JAMB has also urged candidates to rely on its official platforms and avoid giving their personal information or payment details to unofficial agents. The new system represents another step towards moving JAMB's admission services online and reducing the dependence on physical CBT centres for processes that can be securely completed digitally.