Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will close on 26 February, warning that no extension will be granted beyond the stipulated deadline.

The UTME is an annual Computer-Based Test (CBT) used to rank candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions. Nearly two million candidates sit the examinations annually.

This year's sales of e-PINs, which commenced on 26 January, would end by midnight on Thursday, 26 February, the board said in a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.

The statement said registration for candidates who have already obtained their e-PINs will end on Saturday, 28 Fe...