JAMB Launches Remote OLevel Upload System

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched a new remote system allowing candidates to verify and upload their OLevel examination results from home, effectively ending the mandatory requirement to visit Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for this process. The initiative, announced on Monday, August 24, 2026, begins with results from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and aims to simplify the admission process for Nigerian tertiary institutions.

According to JAMB's Acting Director of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the new arrangement addresses significant challenges associated with the previous manual system, including long queues, network difficulties at centres, misplaced documents, and errors in grade or subject entry. The technological integration between JAMB's eFacility platform and examination bodies now enables direct verification of results before they are uploaded to a candidate's profile.

Under the new process, candidates first visit a designated verification platform, enter their National Identification Number (NIN), and select their examination sittings and body. After providing contact details and completing a...