…JAMB says a total of 96,838 candidates will participate in the examination.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up examination will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, The iNews Times reports.
According to JAMB, a total of 96,838 candidates will participate in the examination, which includes 5,096 candidates who experienced biometric verification failures during the main UTME and 91,742 candidates who were absent during the main and resit examinations.
According to JAMB’s Public Communications Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the examination will be conducted in 183 centers across the country.
Candidates are advised to start printing their notification slips from Monday, June 23, in preparation for the examination.
According to the examination body, the first session of the exam will begin at 8:00am, and candidates are advised to arrive at their designated centers at least one hour before the commencement of the test.
To maintain the integrity of the examination process, JAMB has delisted 113 Computer-Based Test centers found guilty of various infractions, including technical deficiencies and examination malpractice.
The delisted centers are currently under investigation, and those found culpable will face prosecution. The Board has also exposed several examination malpractice syndicates, including some school proprietors, tutorial centers, and even a few JAMB staff.
JAMB has expressed appreciation to the State Security Service, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for their efforts in unravelling identity theft and examination fraud.
The iNews Times further gathered that several examination towns have been deactivated as a result of these investigations, and affected candidates will be reassigned to the nearest available examination towns.
The Board has warned that institutions of apprehended impersonators, particularly undergraduate students, will be notified, and violators may face expulsion for breaching their matriculation oath, in addition to prosecution under the Examination Malpractice Act of 1999.
The body also disclosed that special squads of invigilators and security personnel will be deployed to monitor the examination process and prevent any form of malpractice.
JAMB has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency and fairness, assuring the public that the mop-up examination will be conducted under strict supervision, iNews Times reports.
