Removing hijab not required during UTME registration, says JAMB
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 21/02/2026
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that candidates are not required to remove their hijabs during registration. The board made the clarification following a video that raised concerns about alleged discrimination against Muslim candidates at the Afe Babalola University. In a video shared by social media user AsakyGRN, a man lamented that his sister was told to remove her hijab before being photographed for the exam registration. “I followed my sister to the JAMB centre to collect her form. She was told to remove her hijab before she could be captured,” the (…)
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