JAMB Orders UTME Candidates to Reupload WAEC Result, Gives Condition

• JAMB directed all candidates who uploaded their O’level results before WAEC released the final 2025 SSCE results to return to its centres
• The board, led by Professor Ishaq Olarewaju Oloyede, shared the update via its official X account on Monday, August 25, 2025
• WASSCE is a prerequisite for taking the UTME and a key requirement to gain admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria

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Bwari, Abuja - JAMB has instructed all UTME candidates who uploaded their O’level results before the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the final 2025 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) results to return to centres and upload their results.

JAMB, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, gave this order on Monday, August 25, via its weekly bulletin. The statement was sent to Legit.ng.

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Importance of JAMB-related upload

It said candidates of the 2025 UTME, Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, should, without delay, re-upload their 2025 SSCE result to its portal, "to be eligible for admission consideration".

JAMB's statement can be read in full below:

"All candidates who uploaded their O’level results before the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the final 2025 SSCE results must return to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) centres and upload their results.

"JAMB has dropped all previously uploaded results to allow candidates to upload the WAEC SSCE final results. Candidates who sat the UTME with 'awaiting results' are required to upload their O'level results as soon as they are released; many began uploading the WAEC 2025 SSCE before the final results were released.

"To avoid any confusion, the Board cleared all prior uploads, and all candidates are now required to reupload their results whether or not they differ from the earlier results uploaded. Please re-upload your 2025 SSCE result to the JAMB portal without delay to be eligible for admission consideration."

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JAMB's bulletin can be viewed here.

Backstory on JAMB's latest update

Legit.ng recalls that on Thursday, August 14, JAMB announced the temporary suspension of its portal for uploading the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) 2025 results.

The measure was introduced to resolve technical issues affecting candidates who had already uploaded their results before the WAEC revised its earlier release. The closure was aimed at ensuring that the admission database reflected only accurate and updated results.

The suspension affected UTME candidates seeking admission for the 2024/2025 academic session, who are required to upload their O-level results as part of the process. For those who had earlier uploaded the first set of results released by WAEC, the shutdown meant they had to wait until the portal was reopened before updating their details.

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WAEC told to remark WASSCE 2025

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI) asked WAEC to remark the 2025 WASSCE.

AEI, in a statement made available to Legit.ng, said the earlier released WASSCE 2025 results may not have accurately reflected students' abilities.

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Source: Legit.ng