JAMB Releases 2025 UTME Results, Withholds 39,834

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially announced the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results.

Our correspondent Yakub IKHELUWA covers that the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed during a press briefing at the board’s headquarters that results for 1,911,551 candidates have been released, bringing the total available results to 1,951,811.

However, the board is withholding the results of 39,834 candidates due to suspected involvement in examination malpractice. These candidates were part of the 1,957,000 who were successfully verified and participated in the exam.

Prof. Oloyede also revealed that 80 candidates are currently under investigation for various examination-related offences. Anambra State recorded the highest number of suspects, with 14 candidates implicated.

Further breakdown shows that 467 underage candidates scored above the minimum benchmark, while 50 candidates were involved in confirmed cases of examination fraud.

In addition, 71,705 candidates were absent from the examination, and 2,157 candidates’ fingerprints were rejected by biometric machines. The Registrar assured that candidates whose fingerprints were flagged but are not linked to any form of malpractice will be given another opportunity to take the UTME at a later date.