The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disowned messages circulating online, which falsely direct 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates to reprint their examination slips for a resit examination.
Despite the messages appearing to originate from JAMB’s official 66019 shortcode, the board clarified that the shortcode had been spoofed and was not authorized by JAMB.
In a statement issued by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB categorically denied any involvement in the messages.
The statement read in full: “The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board wishes to draw the public’s attention to misleading messages circulating via a spoofed version of its 66019 shortcode.
“These messages instruct candidates, some of whom have already sat for the resit examination and received their results, to reprint their examination slips for a resit examination.
“We categorically state that these messages are not from JAMB. There are currently no scheduled examinations, and candidates who have successfully completed the resit examination and received their results need not be concerned. Such messages are fraudulent and intended to sow confusion.
“The only examination that JAMB is planning to conduct, which has yet to be scheduled, is the foreign examination held in nine countries across Europe, the Middle East, and certain African nations. Additionally, there will be a mop-up examination for candidates who missed the main and resit examinations and have been granted waivers only for 2025 to participate in the usual mop-up for those who experienced biometric failures.
“We urge the public to disregard these deceptive messages. Those qualified for the mop-up examination, as specified, will be duly notified once preparations are finalised.”
JAMB advised candidates and the general public to rely only on official communication channels for updates regarding examinations and related activities.
