The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially announced Saturday, June 28, 2025, as the date for the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up exercise. This rescheduled examination is specifically designed to accommodate a total of 96,838 candidates. These candidates are slated to sit the examination across 183 designated centres nationwide. The cohort includes 5,096 individuals who encountered issues with biometric verification during the main UTME exercise, as well as 91,742 candidates who were absent from either the main examination, the previously rescheduled UTME, or both.

Candidates who are eligible to participate in this mop-up examination have been directed to commence printing their examination notification slips from Monday, June 23, 2025. According to JAMB's spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, these slips are crucial as they contain vital information such as the candidates' assigned examination centres and the precise time of their examination. To ensure a smooth process on the examination day, candidates for the 8:00 a.m. session are strongly advised to arrive at their centres one to one and a half hours before the actual commencement of the examination.

This mop-up initiative follows a significant 2025 UTME cycle during which over two million candidates initially registered, with more than 1.9 million having already taken the primary examination. A notable development earlier in the year was the conduct of a rescheduled UTME in May, which involved over 300,000 candidates. This rescheduling was necessitated after JAMB identified a technical glitch that adversely affected the results of candidates in 65 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in Lagos State, along with 92 CBT centres across Anambra, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, and Enugu States. The Registrar, Mr. Oloyede, had previously admitted to these errors and issued an apology to the affected candidates, leading to the decision for a rescheduled examination.

In a resolute effort to uphold the integrity of its examination processes and combat malpractice, JAMB has also disclosed the suspension and delisting of 113 CBT centres across the country. These centres are facing scrutiny for their alleged involvement in