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Candidates of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examinations (UTME) may now have some respite as the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has released the results of 1,792,719 candidates out of the 1,886,508 who sat for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examinations in April.
Making the announcement in Abuja on Saturday, the board's Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, revealed that 34,120 results were withheld including the results of 15,145 candidates which were being further clarified as ‘identical twins and siblings.’
He explained further that 59,667 candidates were absent during the exams. The board stated that the UTME which was conducted between April 11 and 17, 2019 across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was painstaking, describing it as a success story.
On malpractices, JAMB's boss disclosed that 116 exam centres had been blacklisted, including a Computer-based Test centre in Akokwa
He noted that the exams recorded multiple registrations, pointing out that a candidate, for instance, registered 23 times for the
Oloyede therefore, direct candidates to send ‘RESULT’ to the shortcode, 55019, on their handsets, adding that they did not need to patronize a cyber cafe to check their results.
