The spokesperson of the body, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in response to public enquiries.
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The result, shared by social media user @Onsogbu on X, claimed the female candidate, Okon Winniefred Sampson, scored 394 out of 400.
The examination board revealed that results of underage candidates are being deliberately withheld in line with existing regulations.
If a nation cannot conduct a transitional examination without fear, delay, or disruption, then the problem is not logistical. It is structural.
This was contained in a statement issued by the JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Tuesday in Abuja.
The board disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday in Abuja.
The governor made the call on Sunday while receiving 13 rescued victims at the Government House in Makurdi, following their release in the early hours of the day.
The examination, organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), will run from April 16 to April 22
The police also dismissed circulating rumours about threats to candidates’ safety as unfounded.
The board disclosed this in a statement signed by its Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, on Thursday in Abuja.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the board warned candidates to disregard the false notice.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announced this Tuesday in a statement by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin.
The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, gave the warning on Thursday while briefing newsmen on the re-arrest of the suspect in Bwari, Abuja.
Dr. Muftau Bello, a Director in the Office of the Registrar, disclosed this during the defence of JAMB’s 2026 budget estimates.
The governor made the pledge at the foundation laying ceremony for the construction of the Zonal office and a CTB centre in Maiduguri.
The case, which was before Justice Mohammed Umar, could not proceed due to the judge’s absence.
The board declared that there will be no extension of the registration deadline, warning prospective candidates to complete their enrolment before February 26 or risk missing the examination.
The development was made known in a statement issued to newsmen by the Youth Coordinator of the IPN, Olawale Ijanusi.
The board advised candidates intending to sit for the examination to complete their registration immediately, stating that the deadline would not be extended under any circumstance.
According to the board, the measure—tagged “No Vision, No Registration, No UTME”—is aimed at curbing registration infractions and restoring the integrity of its examination processes.

