JAMB Publishes Mop-Up Exam Results, Gives Update on Admission Scam Investigation
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the results of its recently conducted mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), held on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
In a statement issued in Abuja by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Public Communication Advisor to JAMB, the board confirmed that results for 11,161 candidates out of the 96,838 candidates scheduled for the mop-up exam have now been released.
Candidates unable to access their results were identified as those who failed to correctly follow the instruction of sending ‘UTMERESULT’ (as a single word) to either 55019 or 66019 using the same mobile number they registered with.
In addition to the mop-up exam update, JAMB provided fresh details regarding its ongoing probe into a fake admission letter syndicate that was dismantled in 2024. The statement recalled a joint press conference held on April 13, 2024, with the Nigeria Police Force, where it was revealed that a syndicate was producing forged admission letters for unsuspecting candidates for a fee.
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Thanks to collaborative efforts with the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), five masterminds behind the operation were apprehended and are currently facing trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Following confessions from the suspects, 17,417 candidates were flagged for allegedly benefiting from the scam.
Between 2024 and May 2025, JAMB cleared 6,903 of those flagged candidates after minor discrepancies were resolved. However, 10,514 candidates were referred to designated police investigation units.
Among these, 5,669 candidates were discovered to have knowingly procured forged letters, while 4,832 candidates attempted to bypass a legitimate condonement process by engaging the syndicate’s services. An additional 13 candidates were flagged for varying irregularities, with the board naming the institutions connected to these cases, including Bayero University, Kano (BUK); Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT); Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA); and others.
The board’s management, at a meeting held on July 5, 2025, resolved that the 13 affected candidates should address the specific anomalies on their records and proceed to print updated admission letters as part of the earlier-cleared group.
Furthermore, 1,532 candidates who claimed ignorance of the syndicate’s involvement in their admission processes, and whose institutions later processed their admissions through official channels, have been formally warned and condoned.
JAMB also disclosed that 3,300 candidates remain under investigation, pending admission verification from their respective institutions. The board reiterated its commitment to upholding the integrity of the admissions process and confirmed that any candidate found to have engaged in malpractice will face appropriate sanctions, including prosecution under the Examination Malpractices Act.
