- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said no fewer than 180 UTME candidates paid for examination questions
- The JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said the board will penalise the 180 who patronised rogue websites to cheat
- Oloyede said some Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) paid N30,000 for exam questions
FCT, Abuja - The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has vowed to penalize at least 180 over examination fraud.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said some candidates are patronising rogue websites to cheat in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Oloyede disclosed that JAMB has also opened a decoy website targeting such individuals.
As reported by The Punch, Oloyede stated this while monitoring the UTME mock exam at a Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre in Bwari, Abuja.
Legit.ng reports that the 2025 UTME is scheduled to commence on Friday, April 25, at approved CBT centres across the country.
He said JAMB is aware that some rogue websites ask people to come and pay so that they can help.
“It cannot work. We have also opened our own rogue website. And as of this morning, about 180 students have paid.
“So those students, because to attempt to cheat is already an infraction. So those who paid into that account, looking for questions, we are going to deal firmly with them. And many of the institutions, UTME is not a school-based examination.”
The JAMB boss said some schools get involved in the exam fraud because they want to brag that 10 of their students scored 280.
“We have about 180 of them. And we are going to deal with them firmly. We are going to cancel their results, both UTME and Direct Entry (DE).”
He urged UTME candidates to avoid fraudulent websites and individuals claiming to offer assistance during the examination.
“Some of them are paying N30,000 for something that will never work. And to some, when I look at those who have paid to us this money, I smile,”
JAMB releases updates 2025 UTME mock exam
Legit.ng earlier reported that JAMB released the 2025 UTME-Mock Notification Slip for printing, containing exam details like date, time, and venue.
Candidates can access their slips from April 3, 2025, via the JAMB website and are advised to visit their test centres before the exam.
The UTME-Mock is set for April 10, 2025, while the main UTME will begin on April 25, 2025, with JAMB urging candidates to prepare adequately.
2.03 million candidates register for 2025 UTME
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a record-breaking 2.03 million candidates registered for the 2025 UTME, the highest in JAMB’s history.
The exam is set for April 25, with an optional mock test on April 5 to familiarize candidates with the system.
Over 41,000 applicants are below 16 years old, reflecting a growing trend of younger candidates seeking tertiary education.
.. Source: Legit.ng
