JAMB Withholds UTME Results of 64,624 Candidates, Gives Reasons
- JAMB has said no less than 64,624 results out of the 1,904,189 UTME candidates were being withheld by the board
- Professor Ishaq Oloyede, a registrar of the board, announced the development in a statement on Monday, April 29
- According to Oloyede, the reason for withholding the results was to because they are to verify the withheld results
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FCT, Abuja - The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of the 2024 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Monday, April 29.
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB registrar, announced the development at a press conference in the Bwari area of Abuja on the same day.
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According to Oloyede, 64,624 results out of the 1,904,189 candidates who took the examination were withheld because the results were subjected to investigation, The Punch reported.
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JAMB releases details of 2024 UTME results
The JAMB registrar further disclosed that 1,989,668 registered, and 80,810 candidates were absent. Oloyede added that only 1,904,189 candidates sat for the UTME exercise within six days of the examination.
According to the board, the four reasons for withholding the results were verification, alleged examination misconduct, procedural investigation of candidates, and centre-based investigation.
Oloyede's statement reads in part:
“The Board is today releasing the results of 1,842,464 candidates. 64,624 results are under investigation for verification, procedural investigation of candidates, centre-based investigation and alleged examination misconduct.”
JAMB: 2024 UTME candidates stranded
Legit.ng earlier reported that some UTME candidates at Al-Mizyan Schools, a CBT centre in the Ikotun area of Lagos, could not write the examination as they were scheduled for day one.
The candidates were reportedly stranded and could not participate in the examination due to technical glitches.
The centre told them to reprint their slips and that the exams would be rescheduled, but the parents said nothing had changed on their portal after reprinting.
JAMB: How to pass UTME
UTME 2024 candidates were earlier advised to equip themselves with some basic skills before beginning this year's JAMB.
Osunwoye Samuel, an admission seeker tutor for many years, in an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, said candidates can pass the exam well with the right approach.
According to the expert, 2024 UTME candidates are expected to equip themselves with basic computer skills to operate the CBT exams and demonstrate their smarts during the exercise.
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