The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has apprehended 27 individuals for impersonation during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), where they attempted to take the test on behalf of others.
This was disclosed by the Board’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin.
Dr Fabian confirmed that the Board had received reports of “unauthorised restrictions” imposed on candidates wearing hijabs at Caleb University
He noted that the Board acted swiftly in response and . He equally apologised to the affected candidates and appreciate the prompt response from both the examination centre and the university management, which ensured that no candidate was unfairly disadvantaged.
The university’s Vice-Chancellor reportedly condemned the actions of an “overzealous security officer” who was responsible for the restriction.
JAMB also revealed it had launched decoy websites designed to lure and identify individuals attempting to cheat. These fake websites, which replicate those used by scammers, were part of a sting operation that uncovered at least 180 candidates who paid amounts starting from N30,000 for leaked exam questions and falsified results.
In addition, the Board announced the delisting of four Computer-Based Testing (CBT) centres in Abuja due to their failure to meet the required technical standards for the UTME.
Candidates assigned to any of the affected centres are advised to immediately reprint their examination slips.
The CBT centres removed from the list include:
- Adventure Associate, behind Sheshe Supermarket, off Hadejia Road, Kano, Kano State;
- Saadatu Rimi College of Education, Zaria Road, Naibawa, Kano, Kano State;
- Penta M & F Technical Services Ltd., Centre 2, 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal;
- Penta M & F Technical Services Ltd., Centre 1, 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal.
“While JAMB commends the 883 centres that have shown outstanding performance, we will not hesitate to blacklist any centre—regardless of ownership—that fails to uphold ethical or technical standards,” Dr. Benjamin added.
He also disclosed that as of Friday, April 25, 2025, over 900,000 candidates had completed the UTME out of the 2,083,600 registered for the exam.
