It is no longer news that the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was marred by technical hitches in many centres. Nevertheless, what many people did not realise is that the flaws were primarily a result of a calculated cyber-attack by a nationwide syndicate. A recent
The Imo State Governor and Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodimma, has called on the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) to intensify investigations into the suspected hacking of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website. Governor Uzodimma made the call in a statement on Saturday, in
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force have arrested at least 20 individuals in connection with the alleged hacking of the 2025 Computer-Based Test (CBT) examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The arrests reportedly took place in Abuja on Friday. According to security sources, the
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has strongly criticised lawmakers from the Southeast region and academic staff at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), for calling on the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, to resign. This follows technical issues that disrupted the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has dismissed claims of a conspiracy against a section of the country following the technical glitch recorded during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The glitch, which disrupted the examination process in Lagos and the five Southeastern states, led to allegations
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the results of the rescheduled 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released on Wednesday, May 21 2025. JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this while addressing journalists on the outcome of the rescheduled examinations, which were conducted between Friday and
The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, has given a total of N1,000,000 as education grants to Oluwi Oluseyi Matthew, who scored 337 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), and to the highest-scoring student in Mopamuro Local Government Area. N500,000 was awarded to Oluseyi, while another N500,000 was set
The Southeast Senate Caucus has raised the alarm over the technical glitches that marred the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in several centres across the region and Lagos State. A statement on Saturday by Enyinnaya Abaribe, chairman of the caucus, described the disruptions as “curious and highly suspicious,” warning that a recurrence would be
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, has called for an independent audit of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) following technical and administrative challenges during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Kalu emphasised the need for JAMB to develop a more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched an investigation into reported technical issues during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following a surge of complaints from candidates across several states. In a statement released Monday, JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, acknowledged the unusual complaints received after releasing the UTME results last
