Nigeria, March 24 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration by two weeks.

The extension is to allow for more willing candidates to register for the examination, said a statement signed by JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.

The 2024 Direct Entry registration commenced on Wednesday, 28 February, and was supposed to end on Thursday, 28 March.

"But on subsequent consideration, JAMB has now extended the exercise by two weeks from Wednesday, 28 March 2024," Mr Fabian said.

He added that the new deadline for registration is Thursday, 11 April.

"The extension became necessary following the challenges faced by candidates in going through some of the security screening measures...