The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the recently conducted 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit examination for candidates at centres impacted by the unfortunate incident of system glitches.

In a statement on Sunday morning, JAMB Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said it has also revealed numerous alarming practices perpetrated by candidates, certain proprietors of schools/Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres, which have exacerbated examination irregularities.

He said that, of the 336,845 candidates who were eventually scheduled after isolated good sessions of the affected centres were excluded and their previously unverified candidates were added, 21,082 were absent.

The statement read: “It would be recalled that after the conduct of the resit examination, a meeting of the Board’s Chief External Examiners (CEEs) in all states of the federation was held to consider the results. In attendance at the meeting were a few notables.

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“After consideration of the report of the resit examination, and extensive deliberations thereon, a subcommittee, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University, Prof. Olufemi Peters, who is also the CEE FCT, was constituted to confirm that the results are in order.

“The CEEs reviewed the exercise and directed that an expert in psychometrics, Prof. Boniface Nworgu, be invited to analyse and endorse the results for subsequent release.

“As part of the healing process, the meeting resolved that the withheld results of underage candidates (except where litigation is involved), who performed below the established standards, be released.

“Such result does not, however, qualify them for admission, as they had previously signed an undertaking during the registration process acknowledging that only those who meet the prescribed standards would be considered for under-age special admission.

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“Release of Result of Candidates involved in “WhatsApp Runs” and other Misdemeanours: This category of candidates were found to have been involved in illicit solicitation of assistance. The meeting emphasised that its decision is not an endorsement of candidates’ unacceptable acts, rather a once and for all waiver. Candidates were thus advised to refrain from joining questionable “WhatsApp and other anti-social groups.”

“While noting the over 93% attendance at the resit examination, the meeting offered all the candidates absent an opportunity to participate during the normal annual mop-up examination. This waiver is also extended to the candidates who for whatever reason must have missed the initial main UTME.