Results of JAMB withholding 39,834 UTME candidates

The Joint Admissions and Admissions Committee (JAMB) announced that it retained results for 39,834 candidates from over 1.9 million applicants in the duly ended Uniform Level 3 Entrance Examination (UTME).

Professor Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar, said on Friday, May 9, when the 2025 UTME results were officially released.

He explained that issues related to inspections of violations were banned.

He also revealed that while 41,000 minor candidates registered for the drill, 467 met the prescribed minimum score, adding that 50 were involved in cheating scandals.

This is in the book of Revelation, where 80 suspects nationwide are currently being questioned for exam fraud.