Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a dedicated committee to oversee the admissions process for underage candidates, which was announced by JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during the committee's inaugural meeting in Bwari, FCT.

Oloyede explained the committee's role in determining the selection process for what he termed "specially gifted candidates." He stated, "These are the 599 underage candidates who scored 320 and above in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The committee will decide on the dates, what to do, and set up who to pick at the end. They will pick candidates that are exceptionally brilliant to be admitted into tertiary schools in order to encourage t...