Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has announced that 201,867 candidates successfully registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) within the first week of registration.

The JAMB-administered UTME registration began on Monday, 3 February and continues until Saturday, 8 March. The UTME is a computer-based entrance examination for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions.

In its weekly bulletin published on Monday, the board disclosed that it has also paid N141 million to Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for the registration conducted within the period.

"In line with its commitment to weekly payments of UTME registration charges collected as part...