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JAMB Warns Against Fake Resit Exam Slip Messages in Circulation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 28, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied responsibility for deceptive messages being shared using a falsified version of its official 66019 shortcode. In a press release shared on Wednesday by the Public Communication Advisor to JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the examination

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200,000 Candidates Score Above 200 After UTME Resit

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2025

At least 200,000 additional candidates surpassed the 200-point average in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination after the resit conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, which followed the discovery of both human and technical errors that affected the initial exam. According to the resit results released on Sunday, JAMB reported that a majority of

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JAMB report shows more candidates score above 300 in 2025 UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disclosed that 17,025 candidates scored 300 and above in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, making up 0.88 per cent of the total 1,931,467 who took part in the exam. This figure is the highest ever recorded since the Computer-Based Test system was introduced. As stated in a […]

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JAMB releases results for UTME resit

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2025

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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JAMB: 379,000 Candidates to Get UTME Resit Results Tomorrow

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 20, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that it will make public the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit for 379,000 candidates tomorrow. There is widespread anticipation among Nigerians awaiting the outcome. This resit was scheduled in response to numerous complaints about poor performance and technical issues

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UTME Candidates Say Resit Exam Was an Improvement — JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 17, 2025

After receiving invitations from JAMB to sit for another round of tests, candidates in Abia State had their rescheduled exams on Friday, while others are slated to take theirs on Saturday. Chioma Marvelous Nnamdi explained that this latest exam session proceeded without disruptions, and the previous issues involving malfunctioning computers were no longer present. Chioma

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UTME Glitches: Muslim Group Says JAMB Registrar Should Be Applauded, Not Criticized

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 17, 2025

The Muslim Ummah of the Southwest of Nigeria has declared that the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, should be praised rather than blamed. MUSWEN, which is the central body representing all Muslim organisations and associations within the South-West geopolitical zone, made this statement in light of the technical issues […]

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

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 16, 2025

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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JAMB Notifies Candidates of New UTME Dates, Venues After Exam Glitches

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 16, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will begin administering the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) today for students whose initial attempts were affected by both technical and human-related issues. The Nation reports that the examination body sent out notifications yesterday to candidates eligible to retake the disrupted UTME.

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Peter Obi Links JAMB Technical Glitches to Nigeria’s Failing Institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 15, 2025

Peter Obi, a key opposition leader in Nigeria, has criticised the recent technical issues faced by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board during the UTME, describing them as a sign of a much deeper problem within the country’s institutions. “There must be no room for further glitches—not in JAMB, not in any arm of government,” […]

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UTME: Police disclose identities of 4 men arrested for exam malpractice in Lagos

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 15, 2025

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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JAMB Sets May 15 for 2025 UTME Review, Calls on Education Stakeholders

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 14, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scheduled May 15 for the official evaluation of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This action comes after numerous complaints were raised concerning supposed inconsistencies in the published results. In a letter dated May 13, signed by Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s public communication advisor, the

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UTME: 8,391 students to file class-action suit as JAMB responds to technical challenges

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 12, 2025

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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Warri student scores 334 in 2025 UTME despite mass failure

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2025

Despite many poor performances, Ebule Oritsemeyiwa Precious, a student from the Federal Government College, Warri, stood out in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by achieving a score of 334 out of 400. Ebule Precious, who contributes as a columnist to “MathsGE With MeyiBule” at Fresh Angle International, attained scores of 98 in

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JAMB releases 2025 UTME results, withholds 39,834 over alleged malpractice

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially declared the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The board stated that out of over 1.9 million candidates who took the exam, results for 39,834 were being held due to suspected exam malpractice. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, made this known in […]

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Group Calls for Education Minister Alausa’s Resignation Over JAMB Comments

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2025

A group known as Not Too Young To Perform (NTYTP) has called for the resignation of the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, due to his remarks about the widespread failure of students in the recent Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations. Mr Alausa mentioned during an interview that the high failure rate seen in […]

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2025 UTME: Poor JAMB Results Reflect Decline in Nigeria’s Education System—Peter Obi

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2025

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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UTME Mass Failure Shows Anti-Malpractice Efforts Are Effective — Minister

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2025

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated that the sharp drop in performance in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination proves that the government’s anti-malpractice initiatives are working, particularly within the operations of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. His comments follow growing public concern after JAMB released statistics

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2025 UTME: 77% of candidates score below 200, under 1% above 300

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that among the 1,955,069 candidates who participated in the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), more than 1.5 million, which represents 77 per cent, scored under 200. According to the statistical breakdown of the 2025 UTME results released by JAMB on Tuesday, only 420,415 candidates

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WAEC, NECO to fully implement computer-based testing for May/June exams in 2026—FG

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 29, 2025

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