JAMB projects N23.8bn IGR, expands UTME centres to 1,000
Naija News • 4d ago
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday declared before the Senate that it is targeting N23.8bn as internally generated revenue for the 2026 fiscal year — a N4bn increase over its 2025 projection.
The revenue projection formed part of the agency’s 2026 budget estimates presented to the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund.
The presentation was made by Dr Muftau Bello, a Director in the office of the Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede.
Providing a breakdown of the proposal, the JAMB representative disclosed that N6bn from the projected revenue would be remitted to the Federation Account as operating surplus.
“A total of N30.6bn budget profile is proposed by JAMB in 2026 out of which N23.8bn is to be generated internally and N6bollion to be remitted int...