JAMB Shuts Down Websites Having "jamb" Attached To Their Domain Names

Report reaching us has it that the Joint Admission and Matriculation

Board (JAMB) through the National Information Technology Development

Agency (NITDA)

has shut down blogs and websites that have "jamb" attached to their

domain names in order to ensure they do not end up defrauding

unsuspecting individuals.

This was disclosed by one of the owners of the affected sites.

According to him, he received a mail from his web host concerning the

development.



The mail reads, "We got a complaint from JAMB through National

Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on

a number of domain names that are defrauding Nigerians using different

variant of their name (JAMB), your website was listed among them, and

we were instructed to investigate and suspend all the domain names

involved".



"We communicated the information to the Registrars of the domain names

in question

and requested them to kindly also

investigate and take the appropriate action".



"We understand that this domain names may not indulge in any

fraudulent activity.

However, we advice that you take down the contents of this site as

requested by NITDA to avoid immediate suspension of the

domain name".



"Please note that if this is not done within 12 hours of this report,

we will be forced to

suspend the domain".



Checks and observations reveals that such websites bearing "jamb" as

part of their domain names are no longer accessible.