JAMB Investigates 2,157 Candidates For Exam Fraud, Release UTME Results

By Ayodele Oni

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, (UTME).

This is just as the Examination body revealed that no fewer than 2,157 candidates of the 2025 UTME, are currently being investigated for suspected examination malpractices.

The Board disclosed this in Lagos on Monday, while announcing new details surrounding the conduct of the examination.

Details included the performance of underage candidates, incidents of examination malpractice, and pending investigations.

According to the Board, a total of 97,000 candidates were directly involved in examination infractions, while another 71,701 candidates were reported absent during the examination period.

It added that 40,247 underage candidates were allowed to participate in the examination as a special concession to demonstrate exceptional academic ability.

However, only 467 of them, representing 1.16 percent, met the minimum score threshold defined by JAMB as the benchmark for exceptional performance.

The Board said their progress would be further evaluated in three additional stages of assessment.

It noted that candidates who experienced biometric verification challenges were also being investigated, saying that those who are eventually cleared would be rescheduled to sit for the exam at specially designated centres.

JAMB added that results for others, including blind candidates and those classified under the JEOG category, are still undergoing processing and would be released once finalised.

The Board said it would hold a press conference later this week to formally announce individual results and outline the procedures for candidates to access their scores.