The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has relased the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
It confirmed that results of 39,834 candidates were being withheld.
The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this on Friday during the official release of the 2025 UTME results at JAMB headquarters, Bwari.
Oloyede revealed that the seizure of results was due to suspected examination malpractices, and about 80 individuals are being probed for exam-related offences with Anambra State having the highest number of suspects.
“A total of 39,834 results remain unreleased. Of these, 1,426 results are under scrutiny and processing,” Oloyede said.
According to the JAMB boss, out of the figure, 96 candidates’ results were withheld over exam malpractices, a decrease from 123 in the previous year.
Oloyede said the Board remained resolute in its commitment to eliminating any form of examination malpractice, adding that 1,957,000 candidates were verified to sit for the exam, while 71,705 were absent.
According to him, 2,157 candidates experienced fingerprint rejections due to suspected registration infractions, a figure,, he said, was far above acceptable margins and currently under investigation.
“The 2025 UTME showed the prevalence of some particular types of infractions, which suggests systemic vulnerabilities or gaps in registration and examination administration and/or monitoring.
“The new trends observed were in the Registration and Examination processes and they were mainly in the following categories: Identity Fraud, and Biometric Fraud of Combined Thumbprint of Candidate,” he said.
