A parent has been arrested alongside two candidates for falsifying 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other electronic tools.
Penpushing reports that spokesperson of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Fabian Benjamin made this known in a statement explaining that the suspects were apprehended for manipulating official SMS result notifications to fabricate or alter scores with the intent to deceive others, including parents and guardians.
The spokesperson disclosed that the suspects are in custody, for engaging in result falsification, just as he warned that such conduct constituted a serious criminal offence and that the board would pursue all culpable persons to the full extent of the law
Penpushing further reports that the statement equally cautioned candidates against tampering with result messages from Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB’s) official SMS platforms, 55019 and 66019.
‘Candidates who sat the examination on Thursday may check their scores by sending UTMERESULT via SMS to 55019 or 66019, using the phone number linked to their registration. Printing of official result slips is not yet available and will be enabled at a later date’, the statement read.
Penpushing also reports that the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) began on April 16 and is expected to run until April 22 across examination centres nationwide. Results will continue to be released in batches as the exercise progresses.
The 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) began on April 16 and is expected to run until April 22 across examination centres nationwide, while results will continue to be released in batches as the exercise progresses.
Penpushing reports that the disclosure came on Friday as the board released scores for 632,788 candidates who sat the examination on Thursday, April 16, 2026
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