The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said the use of email is no longer required for registration processes for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE).

Its Registrar, Prof. IS-HAQ OLOYEDE, said email addresses of applicants will only be requested at the successful completion of the registration to access information on the examination.

The JAMB registrar said the new system is to ensure candidates’ information are not exposed to dubious cyber cafe operators and other criminal elements who in the course of UTME/DE registration steal email passwords to perpetrate fraud.

According to Prof. OLOYEDE an individual’s mobile phone now remains the only major tool to carry out all the registration processes.