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Oloyede’s Honest UTME Admission Sets New Integrity Standard in Public Service—Olagunju

At a time when many public officeholders shy away from admitting faults, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has shown rare bravery by publicly acknowledging serious mistakes in conducting the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Prof Oloyede, while delivering an emotional and tearful address,
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UTME: Police disclose identities of 4 men arrested for exam malpractice in Lagos

On Thursday, police officials in Lagos brought four individuals before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court over accusations of impersonation and cheating during the recent JAMB examination. Those charged include Damilola Rufai, aged 27; Tella Oriyomi, aged 19; Temidayo Williams, aged 20; and Ibrahim Akindele, aged 23. All four defendants, who reside in Lagos, faced charges
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UTME: 8,391 students to file class-action suit as JAMB responds to technical challenges

In response to a surge of public outcry over claims of technical malfunctions, incomplete exam questions, and abnormally low scores in the recently concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has called for an immediate assessment of the exam. This situation arises amid reports that thousands of
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2025 UTME: Poor JAMB Results Reflect Decline in Nigeria’s Education System—Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s former presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has expressed deep concern about the state of Nigeria’s education system following the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). In a message shared on his official X (formerly Twitter)
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JAMB Releases 2025 Mock UTME Results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially published the results of the 2025 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which took place on Thursday, April 10, 2025. In a statement released and signed by Fabian Benjamin, JAMB noted, “Candidates can check their results by sending ‘MOCKRESULT’ to either 55019 or 66019 using