The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of the results of its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), held on Saturday, 28 June 2025. This development comes as part of the Board’s continued effort to ensure fairness and transparency in the admission process across Nigerian tertiary institutions.
According to JAMB, out of the 96,838 candidates scheduled for the mop-up exercise, results have been released for 11,161 candidates who were present and complied with the prescribed result-checking procedures. The Board noted that candidates unable to access their results likely failed to follow the instruction to send “UTMERESULT” (as a single word) via SMS to 55019 or 66019 using the same SIM card used for registration.
In a separate development, JAMB provided an update on its ongoing investigation into a syndicate responsible for fabricating fake admission letters for prospective candidates.
The matter, which came to light during a joint press conference held on 13 April 2024 by the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer and JAMB, led to the arrest of five key suspects. With the support of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), the suspects were apprehended and have since confessed to producing fraudulent admission letters. They are currently being prosecuted at the Federal High Court in Abuja in the case titled Inspector General of Police vs. Effa Leonard and four others.
Following the confession of the suspects, 17,417 candidates were identified as beneficiaries of the fraudulent letters. Between 2024 and May 2025, 6,903 candidates who were found to have minor discrepancies were cleared after due rectification. However, 10,514 others were referred to designated police investigative offices. Among these, 5,669 were confirmed to have procured forged letters outrightly, while 4,832 candidates—whose admissions had not been disclosed to JAMB—attempted to bypass the ministerial waiver process (2017–2020) by engaging with the syndicate.
Thirteen additional candidates were flagged due to various errors or omissions on their part. Of these, two candidates each are from Bayero University, Kano (BUK) and Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), while one candidate each is from:
Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)
Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU)
Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH)
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye
Osun State Polytechnic, Iree
Benson Idahosa University, Benin City
Obong University, Obong Ntak
University of Ilorin
During a management meeting held on 5 July 2025, JAMB resolved that these 13 candidates—who fall within the earlier-cleared batch of 6,903—should rectify their specific anomalies and proceed to print their updated admission letters.
Furthermore, 1,532 candidates, who claimed they were unaware of the fraudulent acts even though their institutions had later processed their condonement properly, have been warned and conditionally pardoned.
JAMB reiterated that 3,300 candidates who have not been cleared by their respective institutions remain under investigation. The Board reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the integrity of the admissions process and warned that any candidate found to have engaged in exam fraud, sought the assistance of syndicates, or violated laid-down procedures will face prosecution under the Examination Malpractices Act. This includes underage candidates and any involved guardians or parents.
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