JAMB has explained the reason it withheld the results of the 2025 UTME candidates who joined a particular WhatsApp group Fabian Benjamin, the spokesperson of the examination board, explained that the decision was taken after it was discovered that members of the group were asked to pay for their results to be inflated This was disclosed amid the controversies surrounding the 2025 UTME results and the rescheduling of the exercise for some UTME candidates.
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained that the examination board withheld some candidates’ results from the recently concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) because they belonged to a WhatsApp group.
According to The Guardian, the JAMB spokesperson made the disclosure while responding to a question from a candidate on why his result was withheld.
The JAMB comment came on the heels of its recent clarification that the rescheduled UTME exercise will not clash with the ongoing West African Examinations Council (WAEC)
How many JAMB candidates are retaking UTME? JAMB has announced that 379,997 candidates from 157 examination centres will retake the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) due to technical issues and score discrepancies. The affected centres are located in the Lagos and Owerri zones.
Professor Is-haq Oloyede, JAMB’s registrar, announced after reviewing complaints from candidates who disputed their scores on social media and other platforms. The candidates will be notified through SMS, email, JAMB profile updates, and direct phone calls to retake the exam, which is set to commence on Friday, May 16.
The rescheduled exam aims to ensure fairness and accuracy in the examination process, addressing the concerns raised by candidates about their scores not reflecting their performance.
