The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered widespread examination malpractices in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), including identity fraud, biometric manipulation, and 244 cases of candidates subscribing to so-called “WhatsApp runs” for leaked questions.
This was revealed by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a press conference on Friday at the Board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, where he formally announced the release of the 2025 UTME results.
Prof. Oloyede said the Board had withheld the results of the 244 candidates involved in the cheating syndicate and vowed that severe sanctions would follow.
“244 candidates were caught engaging in ‘WhatsApp runs,’ subscribing to rogue groups promising leaked questions,” he said.
The Registrar noted that the Board detected new trends of examination malpractices that suggest “systemic vulnerabilities or gaps in registration and examination administration or/and monitoring.”
The new trends observed were in the Registration and Examination processes, and they were mainly in the following categories: Identity Fraud, and Biometric Fraud of Combined Thumbprint of Candidate,” Oloyede stated.
Other infractions identified by JAMB included impersonation during registration, double registration, and attempted substitution of candidates. The Board added that these activities were often carried out in collusion with some CBT centres.