The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has summoned 94 candidates to appear before a virtual investigation panel tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, to address allegations of registration fraud and certificate forgery
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has taken a decisive step to protect the integrity of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by summoning nearly 100 candidates to a virtual disciplinary hearing. In an announcement released via its official X handle on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, the board identified 94 candidates accused of various infractions, ranging from paying for illicit assistance during registration to submitting forged credentials. The panel, scheduled for Wednesday morning, will specifically target 2026 UTME applicants and 2025 Direct Entry (DE) candidates whose tertiary institutions have flagged their advanced-level certificates as fraudulent.
The investigation follows a string of recent breakthroughs by the board, including the detection of sophisticated “identity blending” and the dismissal of staff members caught selling unauthorized access to the JAMB portal. To ensure transparency, JAMB has published the registration numbers of all 94 affected candidates on its website under the “Quick Links” section. The board confirmed that access passcodes for the virtual session have already been dispatched to the candidates’ registered phone numbers. “Failure to attend the session will be regarded as an admission of guilt,” the board warned, emphasizing its zero-tolerance policy toward examination misconduct.
This latest move is part of a broader offensive led by JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, against what he describes as “systemic cheating” involving candidates, parents, and compromised Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers. By utilizing a virtual format, the board aims to expedite the vetting process and provide an immediate resolution for those who may have been wrongly accused, while ensuring that proven fraudsters are barred from the Nigerian education system. Representatives from the tertiary institutions that flagged the suspect certificates are also expected to participate in the hearings to provide evidence of the discrepancies discovered during their internal screening exercises.
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