The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of results for candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit. JAMB made this known through its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
Out of 336,845 candidates scheduled for the resit, a total of 21,082 did not show up.
“Of the 336,845 who were eventually scheduled after isolated good sessions of the affected centres were excluded and their previously unverified candidates were added, 21,082 were absent,” it said.
JAMB has also released previously withheld results of under-age candidates except in cases of ongoing litigation alongside results of those involved in misconduct such as the infamous ‘WhatsApp Runs’.
This development followed a nationwide meeting involving the Board’s Chief External Examiners (CEEs).
“It would be recalled that after the conduct of the resit examination, a meeting of the Board’s Chief External Examiners (CEEs) in all states of the federation was held to consider the results. In attendance at the meeting were a few notables.”
A sub-committee led by Prof. Olufemi Peters, Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University and CEE for FCT, was tasked with validating the results.
“After consideration of the report of the resit examination, and extensive deliberations thereon, a sub-committee, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University, Prof. Olufemi Peters, who is also the CEE FCT, was constituted to confirm that the results are in order.”
The CEEs called in psychometrics expert Prof. Boniface Nworgu to scrutinize and sign off on the final outcome.
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“The CEEs reviewed the exercise and directed that an expert in psychometrics, Prof. Boniface Nworgu, be invited to analyse and endorse the results for subsequent release.”
The board, in a reconciliatory move, approved the release of results for under-age candidates who underperformed.
“As part of the healing process, the meeting resolved that the withheld results of under-age candidates (except where litigation is involved), who performed below the established standards, be released.
“Such result does not however qualify them for admission, as they had previously signed an undertaking during the registration process acknowledging that only those who meet the prescribed standards would be considered for under-age special admission.”
Candidates who attempted to cheat by soliciting help via social media platforms weren’t left out either.
“Release of Result of Candidates involved in ‘WhatsApp Runs’ and other Misdemeanours: This category of candidates were found to have been involved in illicit solicitation of assistance. The meeting emphasised that its decision is not an endorsement of candidates’ unacceptable acts, rather a once and for all waiver. Candidates were thus advised to refrain from joining questionable ‘WhatsApp and other anti-social groups.’”
According to JAMB, the only results still pending belong to candidates flagged for examination infractions or scheduled for mop-up tests.
“All results are now released except those of candidates who committed examination infractions and those slated for mop-up examinations. While releasing the results, it should be emphasised that recent discoveries particularly by the security agencies have necessitated the withdrawal of some of the results of implicated candidates across the country whose results have been previously released.”
For those whose results were withdrawn, JAMB is reaching out directly.
“Candidates with earlier released results need not recheck their results as candidates affected by the withdrawal are being notified through text messages on their registered lines, their profiles and emails.”
And about the SMS charges?
JAMB clears the air.
“It should be emphasised that the charges for shortcode of 55019/66019 (text messages) does not generate revenue to JAMB as being ignorantly peddled. The shortcode approach is to protect the critical data of the candidates and to curtail their cybercafé-extortion during their desperate check for results.”