NewStats: 3,263,765 , 8,181,334 topics. Date: Saturday, 07 June 2025 at 08:03 PM 1d2i6c

17,025 candidates representing 0.88 per cent of the total 1,931,467 scored 300 and above in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The t issions and Matriculation Board disclosed this on Sunday in its report while releasing the results of candidates who wrote the resit examination.

The report signals a significant improvement in performance compared with previous years since the adoption of the CBT format in 2013.

The released figure exceeds the 1,842,364 results released in 2024 and indicates a steady increase in UTME participation over the years.

In comparison, 8,401 candidates (0.46 per cent) achieved similar scores in 2024, while 5,318 (0.35 per cent) did so in 2023.

Earlier figures were generally lower, with only 724 candidates (0.06 per cent) scoring 300 and above in 2021, and none in both 2014 and 2013.
In the 250 and above category, 117,373 candidates (6.08 per cent) attained this range in 2025.

Of the 336,845 candidates rescheduled for the examination, the board said 21,082 others were absent.

“Of the 336,845 who were eventually scheduled after isolated good sessions of the affected centres were excluded and their previously unverified candidates were added, 21,082 were absent,” JAMB said.

It also announced the release of withheld results of under-age candidates (except where litigation is involved), who performed below the established standards and those involved in ‘WhatsApp Runs’ and other misdemeanours.

“It would be recalled that after the conduct of the resit examination, a meeting of the Board’s Chief External Examiners (CEEs) in all states of the federation was held to consider the results. In attendance at the meeting were a few notables.

“After consideration of the report of the resit examination, and extensive deliberations thereon, a sub-committee, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University, Prof. Olufemi Peters, who is also the CEE FCT, was constituted to confirm that the results are in order.

“The CEEs reviewed the exercise and directed that an expert in psychometrics, Prof. Boniface Nworgu, be invited to analyse and endorse the results for subsequent release.

“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 ission, 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 ission.

“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, rather a once and for all waiver. Candidates were thus advised to refrain from ing questionable ‘WhatsApp and other anti-social groups.’

“All results are now released except those of candidates who committed examination infractions and those slated for mop-up examinations. While releasing the results, it should be emphasised that recent discoveries particularly by the security agencies have necessitated the withdrawal of some of the results of implicated candidates across the country whose results have been previously released.

“Candidates with earlier released results need not recheck their results as candidates affected by the withdrawal are being notified through text messages on their ed lines, their profiles and emails.

“It should be emphasised that the charges for shortcode of 55019/66019 (text messages) does not generate revenue to JAMB as being ignorantly peddled. The shortcode approach is to protect the critical data of the candidates and to curtail their cybercafé-extortion during their desperate check for results.”

https://www.channelstv.com/2025/05/25/more-students-scored-above-300-in-2025-utme-jamb/

Shame on Tunji Alausa the education minster for attributing an institutional failure as effective regulatory initiative.

There is no way this brilliancy by the affected outstanding students can be justified by that his initial callous and senseless statement.

Have they updated the new scores? These people are evil.

Every institution is headed by a complete ineptitude mediocre masquerading as a prof.

Nigeria is that unambitious country where every wrong pegs are intentionally put in wrong holes.

Incompetent. JAMB.

Racoon:
Shame on Tunji Alausa the education minster for attributing an institutional failure as effective regulatory initiative. There is no way this brilliancy by the affected outstanding students can be justified by that initial senseless statement.

Well said bro this show the level of incompetent in this istration. Tinubu just packed dullard and clueless guys to run things. Is their anti-exam malpractice tech no longer working again .When APC says good morning it's noon

I see an unusually high amount of candidates scoring above 300 in this resit.
I just hope JAMB did not dash them extra marks as that will be unfair to the others.

so dem purposely failed them before, this goes to show that maybe during our time, some of our colleagues that failed in the past, might not really be their results that was given to them… it’s a pity that a reputable examination body is now seen as a mediocre institution due to negligence and incompetency

What will Tunji Alausa say now, is Tinubu’s policy increasing success now. Awon ti won ti forii gbale.

Chai.. I'm ashamed of those at the helm of Affairs

Okay

Wasteside

Shammme on JAMB. My little girl that was given 140 now scores 276 in the rewrite conducted. Only God knows how long the JAMB has been mes with children results. Very wicked set of individual

Okay 👍 the South East kids that were 'glitched' out from having their respective and rightfully qualified scores have been reintegrated into their system 🤗

Now the amount of kids who ed jamb has been revealed to be higher than they saw before that made their oga use his left hand to be pointing at their useless solutions against so called 'exam malpractice' in the east

FuglyGurl:


https://www.channelstv.com/2025/05/25/more-students-scored-above-300-in-2025-utme-jamb/

Useless jamb

The whole JAMB this year is a mess.

[quote author=floss post=135511755] so dem purposely failed them before, this goes to show that maybe during our time, some of our colleagues that failed in the past, might not really be their results that was given to them… it’s a pity that a reputable examination body is now seen as a mediocre institution due to negligence and incompetency

I always wondered at my jamb score that year.

It wasn't my expectation nor that of those who know my abilities....some even score way above me,and I was their informal teacher during our extramural classes.
So,bro, jamb went ROGUE a long time ago.😰

Which improvement omo den don get jamb if u know u know oloyede ti lule

ERockson:
Shammme on JAMB. My little girl that was given 140 now scores 276 in the rewrite conducted. Only God knows how long the JAMB has been mes with children results. Very wicked set of individual

And she might have done better in the previous one, cos this one is impromptu! Jamb did this one oh!

Sirmwill:

So those that were absent ? ? ?



Will this Exam be cancelled?

It's not even a test of knowledge
It's mostly a test of luck

Jamb under Prof.Oluwole hadbeen shortchanging nigerian jambites from time immermorial is just thatthey were caught redhanded this time around just he is there because of huge revenue he is remitting to federal government coffer.

Sirmwill:

So those that were absent ? ? ?



Will this Exam be cancelled?

It's not even a test of knowledge
It's mostly a test of luck

Jamb under Prof.Oluwole had been shortchanging nigerian jambites from time immermorial is just thatthey were caught redhanded this time around just he is there because of huge revenue he is remitting to federal government coffer.

atlast. thank God for the resit. they want to kill destiny children

JAMB has become a Lotto. Know this and know peace

One big person family dn score bad mark for jamb calling for low key upgrading….

Medicine after death

Lol.... When I said it was done deliberately, emergency lovers of Nigeria said we're giving it ethnic coloration when it was what it was given in the first place

JAMB should work hard to ensure it does not continue the re-sit examinations. It is not a mark of success or fruits thereof but sign of pathological failure in processes and governance.

JAMB is not a test of luck, does it mean that one who scored 140 and 275 after re-sit has just become intelligent? The alternative to re-sit examination would have been to reduce the minimum cut off to about 100. This compensates everyone.

I am sure that this re-sit and the touted improved performance will cause JAMB to raise to cut off mark to 250 or more. This will definitely deny so many from ission, worsen the already bad situation.

Nigerian system is happening seriously to her institutions.

Obe of my former students scored 172 in the first one, and when I asked him he said that wasn't his result. I knew it couldn't be his because he was a brilliant person and someone who would have read like he wanted to die for the exam. He retook the exam again and got 316. Thank God jamb corrected their errors and weren't doing strong head because that was what I initially thought oloyede would do.