The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit, following a thorough review and investigation into irregularities affecting several Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres.
The resit examination was conducted for candidates affected by compromised sessions in select centres. JAMB disclosed that out of the 336,845 candidates scheduled for the resit, 21,082 were absent. The Board noted that performance trends remained consistent with previous years, citing that only 29.3% of candidates scored 200 and above, while 70.7% scored below 200.
In a post-examination meeting with Chief External Examiners (CEEs) across the country, several resolutions were adopted. A sub-committee chaired by the Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, Prof. Olufemi Peters, was constituted to validate the results, while Prof. Boniface Nworgu, a psychometrics expert, was tasked with analysing the outcome.
JAMB also announced a waiver for candidates involved in minor infractions, including those engaged in “WhatsApp runs” and underaged candidates whose results were initially withheld. However, the Board stressed that this does not imply qualification for admission.
Additionally, special consideration was granted to absentee candidates, who will be allowed to participate in the upcoming annual mop-up examination.
Meanwhile, JAMB uncovered alarming levels of malpractice, including AI-enabled impersonation, biometric fraud, network hacking, and the manipulation of local area networks (LANs) to facilitate remote cheating. The Board revealed that some CBT centre owners and school proprietors were complicit in these schemes and vowed to blacklist implicated centres and prosecute those involved.
In a notable incident, one Mr. Olisa Gabriel Chukwuemeka, a Public Health student at Adekunle Ajasin University, was found to have doctored his 2024 UTME result to falsely claim a score of 326 in the 2025 UTME. His real score was 180, and the Board has since exposed the fraud, prompting him to deactivate his social media account.
JAMB condemned attempts to use tribal or sectional narratives to discredit the examination process, stating that the issues identified were not targeted at any region.
Despite the challenges, the Board reaffirmed its commitment to the Computer-Based Testing (CBT) model, describing it as a reliable method for reducing malpractice and ensuring fairness in the examination system.
JAMB also dismissed claims that it profits from result-checking text messages via shortcodes 55019 and 66019, clarifying that the Board subsidises these services to protect candidates from cybercafé exploitation.
The Board concluded by commending its staff and the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, for their steadfastness in managing the crisis and reiterated its resolve to sanitise the examination process for the benefit of Nigerian students.
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