Breaking: JAMB Announces When 2025 UTME Results Will Be Released

Breaking: JAMB Announces When 2025 UTME Results Will Be Released

  • JAMB has fixed Friday, May 9, for the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results
  • JAMB made this announcement on Thursday, May 8, days after releasing the statistical analysis of the recently concluded UTME
  • A total of 1.9 million candidates participated in the exam but over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200, which is considered the average benchmark

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released on Friday, May 9, 2025.

JAMB confirms release date of 2025 UTME results
JAMB has disclosed that the 2025 UTME results will be released on May 9. Photo credit: JAMB HQ
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This means candidates who sat for this year’s UTME can begin checking their scores from Friday morning.

The board disclosed the development in an official notice made available on Thursday, May 8, in Abuja, The Punch reported.

“The release of 2025 UTME is scheduled to hold tomorrow Friday 9th May, 2025; Venue: JAMB National Headquarters Bwari Abuja; Time: 8am,” the statement read.

Ahead of the release, JAMB released the statistical analysis of the recently concluded UTME.

UTME 2025 results: JAMB's statistics showed a concerning trend, with 75% of candidates scoring below 200
JAMB revealed that only 420,415 candidates scored above 200 as 2025 UTME results will be released on Friday. Photo credit: JAMB HQ
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This year, over 1.5 million out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the examination scored below 200 in the just-concluded exam. The statistics indicated that only 420,415 candidates scored above 200.

The data showed that 75 per cent of the candidates scored below 200, with less than 1% scoring above 300 in the UTME 2025.

JAMB stated that of the around 2 million people who registered for the examinations, 97 candidates were reportedly involved in examination infractions, while "2,157 others are currently undergoing investigations for suspected malpractices".

Reacting to the performance data, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, said the results reflect the effectiveness of government efforts to curb exam malpractice.

Read more about JAMB, UTME 2025 here:

UTME 2025: How to check your results via JAMB website or SMS

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the statistical analysis of the 2025 UTME results.

On May 5, 2025, JAMB announced that more than 1.5 million of the 1,955,069 candidates who wrote the 2025 UTME scored below 200.

Candidates can now check their UTME results using either the official JAMB e-Facility portal or via SMS, and Legit.ng has provided a detailed guide for both methods.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.