The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted for candidates affected by technical challenges during the 2025 examination exercise.
The board disclosed that 21,082 candidates failed to participate in the resit examination despite being scheduled to sit for the exercise.
According to JAMB, a total of 336,845 candidates were eventually scheduled for the examination after adjustments were made to exclude centres where examinations were successfully conducted and to accommodate candidates whose results could not be verified during the initial exercise.
The board noted that the high number of absentees represents a significant proportion of candidates expected to participate in the rescheduled examination.
Despite the development, JAMB announced that affected candidates would still be given another opportunity through its annual mop-up examination.
The board explained that the concession would not only apply to candidates who missed the resit exercise but also to those who were unable to participate in the main UTME for various reasons.
JAMB said the decision was part of efforts to ensure that no candidate is denied an opportunity to complete the admission process.
The examination body also revealed that a meeting of Chief External Examiners from across the country reviewed the conduct of the resit examination before approving the release of the results.
According to the board, the examiners constituted a committee chaired by the Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, Prof. Olufemi Peters, to verify the integrity of the results before publication.
JAMB stated that an independent psychometric analysis was also carried out to confirm that the results were consistent with established assessment standards.
The board maintained that candidates’ performance in the resit examination aligns with performance trends recorded over the past decade.
As part of decisions reached during the review process, JAMB approved the release of the withheld results of underage candidates who participated in the examination but did not meet the conditions for special admission consideration.
The board, however, clarified that the release of such results does not qualify the candidates for admission, as they had earlier agreed to specific admission conditions during registration.
JAMB also approved the release of results previously withheld from candidates linked to online groups that allegedly promised examination assistance.
The board described the decision as a one-time waiver and warned candidates against participating in platforms that encourage examination malpractice or academic misconduct.
Meanwhile, JAMB dismissed claims that candidates who recorded exceptionally high scores were affected by the cancellation of results in centres impacted by technical challenges.
According to the board, only a few candidates scored above 200 in the affected sessions, while the overwhelming majority recorded lower scores.
The examination body also raised concerns over the circulation of manipulated result slips on social media.
It cited the case of a university student who allegedly altered a previous UTME result and presented it online as a current examination score, generating public reactions before investigations exposed the claim as false.
JAMB stated that all eligible results have now been released, except those involving examination infractions and candidates expected to participate in the mop-up exercise.
The board added that ongoing investigations by security agencies may still lead to the withdrawal of some previously released results where evidence of malpractice is established.
