The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with over 1.95 million candidates having taken part across Nigeria. Candidates can now check their scores via SMS or the official JAMB portal.
To access results via SMS, candidates must send their registration number using the phone number linked to their JAMB profile to 55019 or 66019. This service costs ₦50. Alternatively, candidates can log in to the JAMB e-facility portal to check and print their results using their registration number or email and password.
However, JAMB’s data revealed a troubling performance trend. Out of 1,955,069 candidates, only 412,415 (21.5%) scored above 200, the minimum benchmark for university admission. Nearly 79% of candidates fell below the cutoff.
The report also disclosed that 40,247 underage candidates received special permission to participate based on academic promise. Of these, only 467 candidates (1.16%) achieved exceptional performance.
In terms of misconduct, 97 candidates were confirmed to have engaged in examination malpractice, while 2,157 others remain under investigation. Furthermore, 71,701 candidates were marked absent, primarily due to unresolved biometric verification issues. JAMB has promised to reschedule affected candidates after completing investigations.
This year’s outcome has sparked renewed concerns about Nigeria’s educational standards and the effectiveness of preparatory systems ahead of tertiary education.
