Nigeria's examination body has summoned 94 candidates and dozens of tertiary institutions to appear before separate virtual panels over alleged examination registration malpractices and the submission of forged certificates.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced this on Tuesday, 17 March, via its official X handle, stating that the affected candidates include those accused of soliciting or paying for illicit assistance during the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration exercise, as well as 2025 Direct Entry (DE) applicants whose certificates have been flagged as fake by their institutions.
The 94 candidates are required to appear before a virtual investigation panel on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, at 10 a.m. "The registration numbers of the 94 affected candidates are available on the JAMB website under Quick Links 'Solicitation Candidates,'" the board stated, adding that access passcodes for the session had been sent to candidates via their registered phone numbers.
JAMB issued a stern warning to those who may consider skipping the hearing. "Failure to attend the session will be regarded as an admission of guilt," it said.
In a related development, heads of institutions whose submitted certificates were returned as fake have been invited to a separate virtual meeting, also scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. A total of 43 institutions, comprising Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education, have been invited over a combined 2,638 Direct Entry results with outstanding clearance requests. The list of affected institutions has been published on the JAMB website under Quick Links "Institutions with Outstanding Response."
The development signals a renewed push by JAMB to clamp down on fraudulent practices ahead of the 2026 admissions cycle.
