The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results for candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit. According to a statement from JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, out of the 336,845 candidates scheduled for the exam, 21,082 were absent. This figure accounts for candidates after excluding affected centres and…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has admitted that there were errors that affected the performance of candidates during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination held across different centres in the country. The Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, also broke down in tears while admitting to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched an immediate review of the 2025 UTME following numerous complaints of technical issues, incomplete questions, and unusually low scores. In a statement by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB acknowledged an “unusual volume of complaints” since the UTME results were released last Friday. The Board…
Thousands of candidates who took the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are preparing to take legal action against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over alleged technical failures and missing exam questions that they claim compromised the integrity of the test. JAMB had earlier announced that over 1.5 million of the 1.9 million…
Data from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that Anambra and Lagos States top the list of 80 suspects currently being interrogated by the police in connection with malpractice during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking at a press briefing held at JAMB headquarters in Abuja on Friday, the Registrar,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing in Abuja, saying over 1.9 million candidates sat for the examination across the country. He revealed that it is withholding the results of…
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to transist to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) by 2026. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa,said this policy will end examination malpractice in Nigeria’s education sector. His comments came amid growing concerns about the integrity of public…
JAMB: Only 1.16% of Underage UTME Candidates Show Exceptional Academic Ability Out of the 40,247 underage candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), only 467 — representing 1.16% — qualified for the “exceptional ability” category, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). This data is drawn from a total…
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…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced April 24, 2025, as the new date for the commencement of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide. An official statement released on Saturday by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Public Communication Advisor to JAMB, announced a revised date for the commencement of the 2025 Unified Tertiary…
