The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), but with a significant caveat, 39,834 results have been withheld over suspicions of malpractice.
The announcement was made on Friday by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a press briefing at the Board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja.
According to Oloyede, the Board is investigating a number of exam-related infractions, stating that “about 80 individuals are being probed for exam-related offences.”
He added that Anambra State topped the list in terms of the number of suspects linked to examination misconduct.
The Registrar explained that the decision to withhold the results was driven by the Board’s zero-tolerance stance on cheating and its commitment to upholding the integrity of the examination process.
“The seizure of results was due to suspected examination malpractices,” he said.
JAMB assured the public that thorough investigations are ongoing, and decisions on the withheld results will be made in due course based on the outcomes.
