Mop-Up Exam Results Out as JAMB Targets Exam Cheats with New Measures

The results of the mop-up exam, which was taken on Saturday, June 28, 2025, have been made public by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

The outcomes of 11,161 of the 96,838 candidates who were slated to participate in the mop-up exercise have been made public.

The JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, noted that “Candidates who are unable to view their results have been found to have not fully complied with the instruction to send “UTMERESULT” (as one word text) to 55019/66019 from the same phone number (SIM) with which they registered for the UTME.”

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The Board updated the public on a syndicate of phony admission letters, recalling that a thorough investigation was initiated after a joint press conference between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and the PPRO of the Nigeria Police Force was held on April 13, 2024.

The Board disclosed that the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) helped the police capture the five scammers who admitted to creating the phony admissions letters. They are now being tried at the Federal High Court in Abuja in the case of Inspector General of Police vs. Effa Leonard and four (4) other defendants.

17,417 individuals in all were identified as beneficiaries after the syndicate’s admission.
In all, 6,903 applicants who were asked to correct minor inconsistencies were cleared between 2024 and May 2025, when the Board presented an update to the Federal Ministry of Education. The remaining 10,514 candidates were referred to the closest designated police investigation offices. Out of 10,514 candidates, 5,669 were found to have directly obtained forged letters, while 4,832 candidates, whose admission was later withheld from JAMB and who were being processed for condonement by their confessing institutions under a ministerial waiver from 2017 to 2020, impatiently enlisted the syndicate to circumvent the procedure.

The Board issued a warning that any candidate who disobeyed established procedures for registration, examination, or admission or who hired or solicited assistance from exam and certificate fraudsters would continue to face consequences, including prosecution under the Examination Malpractices Act, which stipulates suitable punishment even for minors and their responsible parents, guardians, or mentors.