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BREAKING: JAMB releases UTME resit results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of its resit examination conducted for candidates affected by the technical error during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
In a statement released on Sunday morning by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the board announced the results, revealing that out of the 336,845 candidates rescheduled for the examination, 21,082 were absent.
No explanation was provided for the high number of absentees, but JAMB announced a mop-up exam for candidates who missed the initial UTME, including those whose absence had no specified reason.
The Board in the statement raised concerns about widespread exam malpractice involving candidates, school proprietors, and CBT.
It was gathered that a meeting of Chief External Examiners, chaired by Prof. Olufemi Peters, endorsed the resit results based on psychometric analysis by Prof. Boniface Nworgu.
JAMB approved the release of results for under-aged candidates, though these do not qualify them for admission unless litigation is involved.
“As part of the healing process, the meeting resolved that the withheld results of under-age 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,” it reads.
The Board also granted a one-time waiver for candidates involved in online malpractice.
“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, but rather a once and for all waiver.
“Candidates were thus advised to refrain from joining questionable ‘WhatsApp and other anti-social groups”, JAMB said.
According to the board, CBT centres implicated in malpractice will be blacklisted and their owners prosecuted.
Those involved in biometric or identity fraud will also face legal action.
“The meeting condemned the involvement of some CBT centres in perpetrating serious registration and examination malpractices and resolved that all the implicated CBT centres should be blacklisted, while complicit owners should be prosecuted.
“In addition, the identified individuals, who directly registered the candidates with modified pictures and biometrics be apprehended and prosecuted.
”The Board criticised unregulated tutorial centres aiding malpractice and urged government regulation.It further reaffirmed its support for CBT and plans to bring in consultants to enhance the registration process.
Efforts to politicise technical issues along tribal lines, were condemned in the meeting, as they urge unity and caution against the divisive narrative.
“The meeting expressed with regret the attempts by some groups to exploit the unfortunate incident to disseminate tribal and sectional narratives.
“The unfortunate incident is not targeted at any section of the country, neither was it caused by any particular section of the country.
“It was emphasised that such narratives risk exacerbating existing divisions within society and even the JAMB workforce.
“The meeting commended the Registrar and the Management of JAMB for the competent and sincere handling of the unfortunate accident and urged them to remain steadfast and courageous,” the statement stated.
JAMB also dismissed claims of high scorers in cancelled sessions, stating 99% scored below 200, with only a few reaching 217.
The Board also condemned attempts to exploit the situation, citing the case of Olisa Gabriel Chukwuemeka, who falsely claimed to have scored 326 in the 2025 UTME.
JAMB confirmed he had altered his 2024 result of 203 and had actually scored 180 in the 2025 exam before his result was withdrawn. He later deactivated his social media account following public backlash.
Recall that the results of the 2025 UTME were originally released on 9 May.
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Instagram drops end-to-end encryption for private messages
With E2EE removed, Instagram will now be able to access the contents of direct messages, including text, images, videos, and voice notes.
Users of Instagram will no longer be able to send ultra-private direct messages, after parent company Meta switched off end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for the platform’s messaging service worldwide.
The move marks a major reversal for Meta, which had previously positioned E2EE as the “gold standard” for user privacy.
E2EE ensures that only the sender and recipient can read messages, but it has long been criticised by child safety campaigners who argue it can make it harder to detect abuse and illegal content.
As a result, the decision has been welcomed by child protection groups but strongly criticised by privacy advocates.
With E2EE removed, Instagram will now be able to access the contents of direct messages, including text, images, videos, and voice notes.
No fewer than 16 people have been confirmed dead after an 18-seater passenger bus plunged off a bridge in a horrific accident along the Okene-Osara-Lokoja Road in Kogi State.
The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Friday in Osara, Adavi Local Government Area.
According to the Kogi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lawal Fagge, two passengers survived the crash but sustained severe injuries and are currently receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.
Fagge, who confirmed the details in a telephone interview with Arise News, attributed the accident to excessive speeding by the driver.
He commended officers from the Zariagi Unit of the FRSC for their swift response, as they promptly rescued the survivors and evacuated the injured to medical facilities.
The bodies of the deceased victims have been recovered and deposited at a morgue in Lokoja.
The latest road tragedy has once again sparked concerns over the rising cases of reckless driving and over-speeding on Nigeria’s major highways.
Road safety authorities are urging motorists to observe speed limits and adhere strictly to traffic regulations to avoid preventable loss of lives.
The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, says the council has transformed from a struggling institution battling public distrust and infrastructure challenges into an internationally recognised examination body noted for professionalism and integrity.
Prof. Wushishi disclosed this during NECO’s 25th anniversary celebration in Abuja.
Professor Wushishi revealed that NECO now conducts examinations in eight countries, a development which reflects the growing global acceptance of the council’s certificates and standards.
According to him, the examination body has earned international recognition for promoting educational integrity and supporting academic mobility.
Highlighting recent milestones, the NECO Registrar said that the council had embarked on office construction projects in 10 states while introducing several digital innovations, including e-verification of results, digital certificates, and a data analysis studio.
He also assured that NECO would continue to intensify measures against examination malpractice, expand digital services, and strengthen collaborations with international examination bodies in line with global best practices.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, announced that Nigeria will fully transition major secondary school examinations to Computer-Based Testing by 2027.
The reform, which will affect examinations conducted by both NECO and the West African Examinations Council, is aimed at curbing examination malpractice and modernising the nation’s assessment system.
The minister explained that implementation of the computer-based examination system will begin this year, with nationwide adoption expected by 2027.
He noted that the digital platform would feature real-time monitoring, digital tracking, and enhanced security measures to detect suspicious activities, while also improving transparency, efficiency, and faster processing of examination results across the country.
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