The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that 180 candidates who attempted to cheat during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock exercise will face severe sanctions, including the cancellation of their results.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Thursday while monitoring the mock examination at a Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre in Bwari, Abuja. According to him, the candidates were caught after making payments to a fraudulent website set up by the board as part of its strategy to expose examination malpractice.
“We have opened our own rogue website. As of this morning, about 180 students have paid into it. Attempting to cheat is already an infraction, and we are going to deal firmly with them. Their results, both UTME and Direct Entry (DE), will be cancelled,” Oloyede said.
He added that the board’s decision is aimed at sending a strong message to candidates and institutions encouraging malpractice. Oloyede also warned students against giving out their registration details, stressing that UTME is not a school-based examination and should not be manipulated by third parties.
“Some of these schools want to brag that their students scored high marks, but we are fully aware of these tactics. We are doing everything possible to stop such practices,” he stated.
Oloyede advised candidates to avoid fraudulent websites and individuals claiming to provide exam questions or shortcuts, noting that some candidates paid as much as N30,000 for fake services.
Meanwhile, over 211,000 candidates sat for the 2025 UTME mock examination nationwide on Thursday. The results of the exercise are expected to be released on Friday.
