Speaking on how the winners emerged, the Registrar of JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, said the board judged the winning institutions by five criteria.
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The decision was reached on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, with stakeholders from various tertiary institutions in attendance.
This came as the government warned that any admission conducted outside of the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) would be illegal and perpetrators would be prosecuted.
Basola and FUTA had complained to JAMB after it described his admission as fake whenever he tried to register for the National Youth Service Corps scheme.
According to a statement issued on Sunday evening by JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, results have been released for 11,161 candidates who sat for the exam out of the 96,838 candidates scheduled for the mop-up exercise.
The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday during the monitoring exercise of the rescheduled examination.
In a statement released by JAMB’s Public Communications Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday, “the Board disclosed that a total of 96,838 candidates would be participating in the mop-up exercise.
The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting on examination infractions in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Commissioner for Education, Professor Aishatu Maigari, disclosed this on Wednesday during the award presentation ceremony for outstanding students of Science Secondary School 2, Gombe.
Despite the messages emanating from a 66019 shortcode used by JAMB, the board described the shortcode as a spoofed version.
The Public Communication Advisor of the Board, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, announced the release of the results in a statement he issued to newsmen on Sunday.
Parents must also play a role. We exaggerate the significance of UTME results beyond their true value, placing unnecessary pressure on candidates.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with key stakeholders to address the challenges encountered during the 2025 UTME.
The resit was conducted between Friday and Monday following widespread complaints of technical and human errors during the initial UTME, which significantly impacted candidates’ performance, especially in Lagos and the South-East.
With the conduct of this year’s UTME, Professor Oloyede should be on his toes throughout the remaining period of his second term in office.
Not done yet, Okebukola said in a statement he personally inked in Abuja that Oloyede demonstrated “candour, courage and transparency” in responding to public concerns and in detailing the technical errors that affected some examinations centres.
At the centre of the storm is Prof. Ishaq Olarewaju Oloyede, the Registrar of JAMB, whose leadership has expectedly come under fire. However, a closer examination of both the situation and the man at its helm reveals a more nuanced reality – one that warrants a fairer and more informed assessment.
In summary, JAMB opened its systems to independent reviews to restore public confidence and ensure the reliability of the UTME for all stakeholders.
The organization described this gesture as a rare display of integrity and courage that sets a benchmark for leadership in public office.
At a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, the Society described Prof. Oloyede’s public admission of fault and his apology over the glitches that affected over 379,000 candidates across 157 centres as a “rare act of responsible leadership in Nigeria’s education sector.”