The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a special committee to investigate 6,458 cases of technology-driven malpractice detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The 23-member panel was inaugurated on Monday in Abuja by JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who expressed concern over the increasing sophistication of examinationm fraud. “This year
The Federal Government has acknowledged that Nigeria may not be adequately equipped with the infrastructure required to implement Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) by November 2025. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday while monitoring the ongoing WAEC CBT examinations in Abuja. He stated that although the
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that only the results from the recently conducted rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be considered valid. JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, stated that the earlier results had been invalidated, and only the resit results would be recognised. “You cannot have two results. One
Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has issued a directive barring candidates found guilty of examination malpractice from sitting for any external examinations for three years. The directive, outlined in a letter to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was communicated by JAMB’s Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Tuesday. It
The Federal Ministry of Education has expressed concern over the persistent issue of examination malpractice within Nigeria’s education system. This was stated in a press release on Monday, signed by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations. The Ministry noted that the unethical practice continues to erode the integrity of academic credentials and poses
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit conducted for candidates affected by technical disruptions at various centres. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the board confirmed that out of the 336,845 candidates rescheduled for
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that a blind candidate hired another visually impaired person to sit the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on his behalf. At a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, provided updates on the conduct and outcome of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has attributed the mass failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to the success of the government’s anti-malpractice measures. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Tuesday, Alausa stated that the drop in candidates’ performance is a reflection of the increased integrity
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a significant move to curtail exam malpractice in West Africa. During a meeting with regional secondary school principals, WAEC revealed plans to issue customised question papers for individual candidates in key subjects. This new system, effective immediately, applies to English Language (Papers 1 and 3), Biology 1,
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has launched a new plan to combat examination malpractice by providing each candidate with a customised set of questions in some major subjects. The announcement was made during a meeting with secondary school principals across West Africa. WAEC stated that the move is aimed at preventing cheating by ensuring
