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JAMB releases results for UTME resit

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has made public the result of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that was rescheduled. According to the examination authority, out of the 379,000 candidates impacted by technical failures in Lagos and the five South-East states, 336,845 participated in the exam, while 21,082 did not show up. […]
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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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WAEC, NECO to fully implement computer-based testing for May/June exams in 2026—FG

The federal government has declared that both the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) will completely switch to computer-based testing (CBT) for their exams starting with the May/June 2026 sessions. This announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, while monitoring the ongoing exams in collaboration