6 h. ago 2025 UTME: 80 candidates in police net over alleged exam malpractices

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that 80 candidates that participated in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are in various police detention facilities across the country for their alleged involvement in examination malpractices during the examination. Data released by JAMB indicated that Anambra State was top […] The post 2025 UTME: 80 candidates in police net over alleged exam malpractices appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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7 h. ago 2025 UTME: 41, 027 underage candidates registered, 467 passed – JAMB

•Says 50 caught cheating From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Friday, provided details of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results it released earlier in the week. JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, at a press conference in Abuja, noted that as earlier approved by the Minister of Education, […] The post 2025 UTME: 41, 027 underage candidates registered, 467 passed – JAMB appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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17 h. ago JAMB Releases 2025 UTME Results, Confirms Decline In Candidates’ Performance

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), revealing a concerning performance trend among candidates. According to the board, over 1.94 million candidates sat for the computer-based test held between 24 April and 5 May. However, about 78 per cent of them scored […] The post JAMB Releases 2025 UTME Results, Confirms Decline In Candidates’ Performance appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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18 h. ago 2025 UTME: 80 candidates in police net for alleged exam malpractices 

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that 80 candidates who participated in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are in various police detention facilities across the country for their alleged involvement in examination malpractices during the 2025 exercise.  JAMB said the 80 candidates are being interrogated by […] The post 2025 UTME: 80 candidates in police net for alleged exam malpractices  appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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20 h. ago 2025 UTME: 41,027 underage candidates registered, 467 passed, 50 caught cheating

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Friday, provided details of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results it released earlier in the week.  JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, at a press conference in Abuja, noted that as earlier approved by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, […] The post 2025 UTME: 41,027 underage candidates registered, 467 passed, 50 caught cheating appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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4 d. ago Over 1.5 Million Candidates Failed To Score 200 And Above In 2025 UTME – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that more than 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), out of a total of 1,955,069 who registered for the exam. This startling statistic means that roughly 75% of candidates failed to reach the 200 mark, a commonly accepted […] The post Over 1.5 Million Candidates Failed To Score 200 And Above In 2025 UTME – JAMB appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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1 week ago 41,000 Underage Candidates Sit 2025 UTME Despite Age Restriction

Over 41,000 candidates below the age of 16 were among the more than two million registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), despite the age restriction for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions. Real-time data from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration dashboard on Tuesday revealed that 41,027 underage candidates were part […]

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1 week ago 37 Visually Impaired Candidates Sit For 2025 UTME At Bauchi Centre

A total of 37 visually impaired candidates participated in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at the Bauchi special JAMB Centre, held at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Yelwa Campus. The special JAMB centre is part of the federal government’s effort to provide equal opportunities for persons with special needs to achieve their […]

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3 w. ago Disregard fraudulent messages in circulation – JAMB tells students 

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) wishes to inform the public particularly candidates that registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) about the circulation of false, misleading, and criminal messages targeting the candidates. JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, on Wednesday, informed the candidates that the messages […] The post Disregard fraudulent messages in circulation – JAMB tells students  appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago UTME candidates won’t take exam outside registered state – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that candidates will not sit for the board’s examination outside their state of registration. The announcement was made by JAMB Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. Benjamin revealed that candidates who sat for the 2025 […] The post UTME candidates won’t take exam outside registered state – JAMB appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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4 w. ago JAMB Deploys Decoy Website To Trap UTME Cheats, 180 Candidates Caught

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a decoy website to combat examination malpractices in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known while monitoring the UTME mock exams at various Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in Abuja. According to him, the initiative is aimed at misleading […] The post JAMB Deploys Decoy Website To Trap UTME Cheats, 180 Candidates Caught appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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4 w. ago 2025 UTME mock: JAMB to penalise 180 candidates for exam fraud

No fewer than 211,000 candidates on Thursday sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Mock exam conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board across designated Computer-Based Test in the country. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this while monitoring the exercise at a CBT centre in Bwari, Abuja, revealed that the results Read More

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