Victor EzejaThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the resit examination for candidates affected by the technical glitch that occurred in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This was made known in a statement released on Sunday, signed by Public Communication Advisor, JAMB, Fabian Benjamin.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe statement revealed that out of the 336,845 candidates rescheduled for the examination, 21,082 were absent.
JAMB announced plans to organise a make-up examination for candidates who missed the initial UTME, including those whose absence had no documented reason.
In its statement, the Board expressed worry about widespread exam misconduct involving candidates, school administrators, and CBT.
While the Board granted a one-time waiver for candidates involved in online malpractice, it, however, resolved that CBT centres implicated in malpractice will be blacklisted and their owners prosecuted.
The Board said its decision to grant the waiver “is not an endorsement of candidates’ unacceptable acts, but rather a once and for all waiver.
“Candidates were thus advised to refrain from joining questionable ‘WhatsApp and other anti-social groups,” JAMB said.
The Board criticised unauthorised tutorial centres for facilitating malpractices and demanded government regulation.
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It reiterated its support for CBT and aims to hire consultants to improve the registration procedure.
Recall that JAMB had organised the 2025 UTME on 9 May. The exercise was marred by technical glitches which affected over 300,000 candidates across 157 centres in Lagos and five states in the South-east.
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JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, took responsibility for the technical error. The Board thereafter scheduled resit for the affected candidates between 16 and 19 May.
The incident elicited nationwide reaction with some calling on the JAMB registrar to resign or be sacked by the government.
However, JAMB reaffirmed it’s commitment to excellence.
The Board condemned narratives claiming that the glitch was a deliberate action targeted at victimising candidates from a part of the country.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
