As 2026 UTME dey near, JAMB registrar don warn candidates say make dem no try any exam malpractice. Professor Ishaq Oloyede talk say dem go prosecute anybody wey dey cheat.
Wetin dey happen na say JAMB dey review cases of candidates wey dem don catch for 2025 UTME. Prof. Oloyede yarn say more than five candidates from dat year don already face conviction for different offences like impersonation and result falsification.
“No shortcut to success,” di registrar talk strong. “Di only path na through hard work.”
From JAMB weekly bulletin wey dem release on Monday, April 6, 2026, di board don make am clear say dem no go entertain any plea for leniency. Dem talk say dem don warn candidates enough already.
Now, di tin don even become more risky for anybody wey wan try malpractice. JAMB don deploy advanced technology wey fit detect and catch offenders instantly. So di message to candidates na simple: focus on your studies, prepare well, make you no spoil your future with dishonest practice.
For dis 2026 UTME, JAMB don put strong mechanisms to identify and prosecute any would-be offenders. Di main exam go start on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Dis news platform understand say over 2.2 million candidates go sit for di 2026 UTME. Ahead of di exam, JAMB don warn candidates again say make dem no fall prey to people or groups wey dey claim say dem fit inflate scores. JAMB describe such claims as false and criminal.
JAMB na di body wey dey conduct UTME for prospective undergraduates wey wan enter Nigerian universities. Dem also dey administer similar exams for applicants to Nigerian public and private monotechnics, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
All candidates wey go write di exam must don get West Africa Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) wey West African Examinations Council (WAEC) dey conduct every year, or di equivalent National Examination Council (Nigeria) Senior School Certificate Examination (NECO SSCE).
Earlier, Legit.ng don report say federal government of Nigeria confirm say probe of 3,000 alleged fake graduates wey JAMB uncover dey ongoing. Di President Bola Tinubu-led administration explain say report of panel wey investigate allegations of degree racketeering in foreign and private universities don ready.
Di minister of state for education wey talk dis matter vow say dem go prosecute those wey dem indict for forgery.
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