The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), withholding results of 39,834 candidates from the over 1.9 million who participated in the examination.
This was disclosed by JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Friday during a press briefing in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. “A total of 39,834 results remain unreleased. Of these, 1,426 results are under scrutiny and processing,” Oloyede said.
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The Registrar reported that 96 candidates had their results withheld due to examination malpractices, a decrease from the previous year’s 123 cases. He emphasized JAMB’s firm commitment to eliminating all forms of examination fraud.
According to Prof. Oloyede, 1,957,000 candidates were verified for the examination, while 71,705 candidates were absent.
Additionally, 2,157 candidates experienced fingerprint rejections due to suspected registration violations, a figure he described as significantly above acceptable levels and currently under investigation.
“The 2025 UTME showed the prevalence of some particular types of infractions, which suggests systemic vulnerabilities or gaps in registration and examination administration and/or monitoring.
“The new trends observed were in the Registration and Examination processes and they were mainly in the following categories: Identity Fraud, and Biometric Fraud of Combined Thumbprint of Candidate,” he said.
The Registrar identified additional violations including impersonation during registration with involvement from some Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers, double registration, and candidates attempting to substitute themselves.
Prof. Oloyede revealed that 244 candidates were caught participating in “WhatsApp runs” by joining unauthorized groups promising leaked examination questions. Their results have been withheld as a deterrent.
In some instances, entire networks collaborated with CBT centers to register using multiple fingerprints. As a result, 3,656 candidates with “extraneous fingerprints” have had their results withheld, and implicated centers will face consequences.
The centers identified include Tigh Technologies Limited, Sascon International School in Maitama, Abuja, Wudil Computer Information Technology in Kano State, and Penta M &Amp; Centre 2 in Tambuwal LGA, Sokoto State.
The Registrar added that 80 suspects are currently being questioned by police regarding examination malpractices, with most facing potential prosecution.
“The Board has identified the presence of extraneous fingers in the registration details of some of these candidates. This raises concerns regarding potential strategies for impersonation.”
A total of 3,656 candidates fall within this category. Consequently, the results of the candidates have been withheld.
Regarding underage candidates, Prof. Oloyede explained that following the Ministry of Education’s enforcement of a minimum age requirement of 16, exceptions were made for “exceptionally gifted” younger students. Of the 41,027 underage registrants, only 467 met the high-performance criteria, with one disqualified for examination misconduct.
The Registrar affirmed JAMB’s dedication to supporting candidates with disabilities pursuing higher education.
For the 2025 UTME, 501 candidates were successfully examined by the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) across 11 national centers. These results are also being released, though one candidate was involved in impersonation.
Due to inadequate performance, four centers have been delisted and blacklisted for technical deficiencies: Adventure Associate behind Sheshe Supermarket in Kano, Saadatu Rimi College of Education in Zaria, Soronara Ventures Nigeria Limited in Imo State, and HSS Amazing in Ogun State.
Prof. Oloyede indicated that a list of centers blacklisted for fraudulent practices would soon be published with details of their activities.
Despite challenges, the Registrar noted that the 2025 UTME has been recognized as one of the most successful in recent years.
He reaffirmed JAMB’s zero-tolerance policy toward malpractice and promised continued innovation to safeguard the integrity of public examinations.
For result verification, Prof. Oloyede provided instructions:
“To check the 2025 UTME results, candidates should send by text message ‘UTMERESULT’ as one word to 55019 or 66019 using the same phone number they had used to register during the registration process. Result printing will be available later.”
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