JAMB has released 2025 UTME results but withholds 39,834
JAMB has released 2025 UTME results but withholds 39,834
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has officially announced the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, revealed that the board withheld the results of 39,834 candidates out of the over 1.9 million applicants that sat for the exam.
“A total of 39,834 results remain unreleased. Of these, 1,426 results are under scrutiny and processing,” Oloyede said.
According to the JAMB boss, out of the figure, 96 candidates’ results were withheld over exam malpractices, a decrease from 123 in the previous year.
Oloyede said the Board remained resolute in its commitment to eliminating any form of examination malpractice, adding that 1,957,000 candidates were verified to sit for the exam, while 71,705 were absent.
According to him, 2,157 candidates experienced fingerprint rejections due to suspected registration infractions, a figure,, he said, was far above acceptable margins and currently under investigation.
“The 2025 UTME showed the prevalence of some particular types of infractions, which suggests systemic vulnerabilities or gaps in registration and examination administration and/or monitoring.
“The new trends observed were in the Registration and Examination processes and they were mainly in the following categories: Identity Fraud, and Biometric Fraud of Combined Thumbprint of Candidate,” he said.
Other infractions, he said, were impersonation at the point of registration with the active involvement of a few CBT Centres, double registration, and attempted substitution of self by candidates.
Oloyede added that 244 candidates were caught engaging in “WhatsApp runs,” subscribing to rogue groups promising leaked questions.
He said their results had also been withheld to set a stern example.
In some cases, he said, the entire syndicate colluded with CBT centres to register using multiple fingerprints.
According to him, as a result of this, 3,656 candidates with “extraneous fingerprints” have had their results withheld, and some CBT centres implicated will face sanctions.
He identified the centres as Tigh Technologies Limited, Sascon International School, Maitama, Abuja, Wudil Computer Information Technology. Wudil, Kano State and Penta M &Amp; Centre 2, Tambuwal LGA, Sokoto, Sokoto State.
Oloyede added that 80 suspects were being interrogated by the police for their involvement in the examination malpractices and most of them would be prosecuted.
“The Board has identified the presence of extraneous fingers in the registration details of some of these candidates. This raises concerns regarding potential strategies for impersonation.
“A total of 3,656 candidates fall within this category. Consequently, the results of the candidates have been withheld.
Speaking on underage candidates, he explained that following the Ministry of Education’s decision to enforce a minimum age of 16, an exception was granted for “exceptionally gifted” underage students.
The registrar said that of the 41,027 underage candidates who registered, only 467 met the high-performance criteria, with one disqualified due to examination malpractice.
He said that the Board remained committed to providing the necessary support for persons with disabilities aspiring to pursue tertiary education.
He said that for the 2025 UTME, a total of 501 candidates were successfully examined by JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) across 11 centres nationwide.
According to Oloyede, the results are also being released but sadly, one of them was also involved in impersonation.
The registrar also said that due to substandard performance, four centres had been delisted and blacklisted for technical deficiencies
He listed the centres as: Adventure Associate, Behind Sheshe Supermarket, Kano, Saadatu Rimi College of Education, Zaria.
Others are Soronara Ventures Nigeria Limited Foundation Road, Umudagu Mbieri, Mbaitoli, Imo State and HSS Amazing, Holy Saviour School 30/32, Old Ota Road, Adeleye, Aparadija, Isunba, Lafenwa, Itele, Ogun State.
He therefore said that a list of those blacklisted for fraudulent practices would soon be made public with details of their nefarious activities.
Oloyede maintained that despite challenges, the 2025 UTME had been hailed as one of the most successful in recent years.
He reaffirmed the Board’s commitment to a zero-tolerance stance on malpractice and pledged continued innovation to protect the credibility of public examinations.
On how to check the UTME results, Oloyede said: ” To check the 2025 UTME results, candidates should send by text message ‘UTMERESULT’ as one word to 55019 or 66019 using the same phone number they had used to register during the registration process. Result printing will be available later.”
