Breaking: JAMB Withholds 39,834 Results from 2025 UTME
- JAMB has withheld the results of 39,834 candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME exercise earlier this year
- Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB registrar, announced the development on Friday, May 9, adding that 1.9 million pupils sat for the examination across the country
- Oloyede explained that 467 underage candidates met the prescribed minimum score, and 50 of them were arrested for engaging in cheating during the examination
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that no less than 39,834 results from the 2025 United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are being withheld over various examination irregularities.
JAMB made the development known while announcing the release of the 2025 UTME results on Friday, May 9. This came days after the examination board disclosed that 1.9 million pupils sat for the examination across the country.
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According to JAMB, no less than 80 suspects are currently being interrogated across the country over the allegation of examination malpractices. JAMB explained that Anambra State took the lead with 14 suspects.
Vanguard reported that while announcing the official release of the results, JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, gave an update on the number of suspects. Oloyede also noted that only 467 underage candidates met the prescribed minimum score, and 50 of them were arrested for engaging in cheating during the examination.
How to check JAMB results
According to JAMB, the results of the UTME are initially 'checked through the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes 55019 or 66019'.
In a post on X, JAMB said UTME 2025 results would be released on its website later, after candidates were able to access their results via the USSD codes.
Responding to an inquiry, the board said on Monday, May 5:
"Results are usually checked through the USSD codes 55019 or 66019 initially and later on released on the Board's website for printing."
See the post here:
JAMB speaks on first batch of 2025 UTME results
Meanwhile, JAMB also disclosed that the first batch of UTME 2025 results was awaiting post-examination analyses.
As soon as due process is complete, the board said the results of candidates who wrote the examination would be released.
Under JAMB, candidates commenced the 2025 UTME nationwide on April 24, and the exam period ended on Monday, May 5.
Concerns over lower outcome in 2025 UTME
Millions of Nigerian youths who successfully registered for the UTME partook in the examination in over 784 computer-based test (CBT) centres across all 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
In a statement on Monday, May 5, JAMB disclosed that out of the 1,955,059 candidates who took part in the annual exam, only 420,415 surpassed the 200 mark.
This raised concerns as the UTME 2025 results came amid increasing scrutiny of Nigeria’s education system and underscored the need for ongoing reforms to improve student preparedness and institutional accountability.
An education and career advocate, Dipo Awojide, attributed the decline in performance to lifestyle choices and poor attitudes toward education. He further blamed the influence of older youth who preach the 'school na scam' ideology.
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JAMB mentions universities where candidates can't study law
Legit.ng earlier reported that JAMB has listed eight universities where candidates would not be admitted to study law for the 2025/2026 academic session.
Two of the universities would also not be allowed to admit law students in the 2026/2027 academic calendar.
According to the examination board, the universities have been informed, and prospective 2025 UTME candidates are to take notes.
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