JAMB targets N23 8billion IGR in 2026

• N6billion remittance into federation account

By Haruna Salami and Musa Baba Adamu

The sum of N23.8billion was yesterday declared by the  Joint Admission and Matriculation  Board ( JAMB) as its targeted internally generated revenue ( IGR) for 2026 fiscal year which is N4billion higher than its target for 2025.

Targeted IGR for the Examination Body in 2026 and other budgetary proposals were presented to the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND by Dr Muftau Bello a Director in the office of the Registrar , Professor  Ishaq Oloyede .

The JAMB representative in his presentation , said out of the targeted N23.8billion IGR , N6billion will be remitted into the federal government coffers .

“ A total of N30.6billion budget profile is proposed by JAMB in 2026 out of which N23.8billion is to be generated internally and N6bollion to be remitted into federation account as operating  surplus for the year”, he said .

The Director had earlier in his presentation on 2025 budget performance, informed the Senator Muntari Dandutse led committee that N18.5billion was generated in the fiscal year as IGR and N4billion remitted to the federation account as operating surplus.

On preparedness of the examination body for 2026 UTME ,  the Director said 1,000 Examination Centres have been created which according to him, are far higher than less 800 centres used in 2025 .

Impressed by the performance of JAMB under the leadership of Professor Oloyede , the Committee from Chairman to members , gave the examination body pass mark .

However Senator Yohanna Amos ( Adamawa North ) , tasked JAMB to reduce its examination fee from N3,500 it is presently .

But the Director in his response said the fee was N5,000 before the current Registrar reduced it to N3,500.00