The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said Unified Tertiary matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates can now self-generate and register profile codes to be used at the start of registration.
The Council announced this in its weekly bulletin published yesterday in Abuja.
According to JAMB: “Candidates are advised to obtain their National Identification Number, NIN, as it is a requirement for UTME and Direct Entry, DE registrations.” Candidates must use a unique mobile phone number for the process and this number cannot be obtained from a candidate being used.
HOW TO GENERATE PROFILE CODE
“To generate their profile codes, candidates must send: NIN (a space) then their NIN number (11-digit number) by SMS to 55019 or 66019 from their personal GSM number.
"A 10-character profile code is given to the candidate on the same phone number," he explained. JAMB advised candidates to note that the telephone number used to send the SMS to one of the two speed codes was automatically associated with their names adding that it would also be used by the committee in all communications relating to the application, the examination and on admission.
The board urged prospective applicants to heed the strict warning against the use and application of henna, also known as 'Lalle'. the biometric verification process.
“Also, in an attempt by applicants to clean up their fancy henna designs, they use chemicals that damage the swirls on their fingers, making biometric verification and authentication difficult, if not impossible,” she said.
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