The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has begun investigating the results of 6,458 candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for alleged involvement in technology-driven malpractice.
Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this during the inauguration of a special committee set up to probe cases of “high-tech cheating” uncovered during this year’s examination.
Oloyede lamented the rising sophistication of examination fraud, blaming some accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centres for aiding candidates in biometric and identity manipulation.
He warned that failure to address the menace could damage the credibility of public examinations and harm Nigeria’s image.
“This year, we came across strange practices and felt it necessary to expand our resources. Examination malpractice is something we must fight with every pinch of blood in our veins,” he said.
The registrar revealed that aside from the 6,458 candidates under probe, 141 cases of conventional malpractice had already been referred to JAMB’s disciplinary committee.
According to him, the new investigative panel will:
Examine cases of image blending, finger blending, false claims of albinism and result falsification;
Identify methods and technologies used in the malpractice;
Review existing registration and examination policies;
Determine the culpability of the affected candidates;
Recommend appropriate sanctions against candidates or CBT operators found guilty.
Oloyede maintained that protecting the integrity of the nation’s examinations remained the board’s top priority.
