The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will not extend registration after Monday, February 17.
It also disclosed that about 1.9 million prospective candidates have registered for the 2020 as at Sunday.
The figure which is sure to rise by the close of registration on Monday, is the highest number ever recorded by the board.
Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the board’s Head of Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin, said: “There will be no extension for the registration of candidates for both the UTME and the Direct Entry (DE) as being speculated in some quarters.
“Registration for this year’s examination ends by 12 midnight of Feb. 17, and that will be it for this year.
“The board is pleased with the way the exercise has gone so far and with this, we have registered over 1.9 million candidates.
“This figure is the highest that the board has ever recorded in the history of its examination.
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“We are happy that we keep improving every day in a bid to ensure effective management of our operations.”
Benjamin added that a total of 669 out of the 747 centres across the country will be used for the conduct of the computer-based test (CBT).
He also disclosed that the board will conduct mock examinations on February 18.
“One of the purposes of the mock examination is to test-run the facilities in these centres. Anyone of them that falls short of standard will automatically be disqualified.”
He called for the support and cooperation of stakeholders so as to collectively deliver on the public responsibility.
“On our part, our members of staff have been making sacrifices that could even involve their lives in a bid to ensure quality service delivery,” he assured.
