The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched a special committee to investigate 6,458 withheld results from the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), following suspicions of high-tech exam malpractice.

The 23-member committee was inaugurated on Monday in Abuja by JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who expressed concern over the growing sophistication of exam fraud in Nigeria.

“This year we came across several strange things, and we felt that it would be better if we expanded our resources,” Oloyede said. He stressed that exam malpractice has gone beyond the usual tricks, now involving advanced technologies such as biometric fraud, image blending, albinism falsification, and network breaches at some CBT centres.

While 141 cases of “regular” malpractice have already been referred to JAMB’s disciplinary committee, the newly inaugurated body will handle what Oloyede described as “extraordinary infractions.” The team is expected to submit its findings within three weeks.

Members of the committee include top academics, security experts, and representatives from key institutions, such as the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Police, Microsoft Africa, the National Association of Nigerian Students, and private school proprietors.

JAMB says the goal is clear: to ensure fairness, protect the integrity of the examination system, and restore public trust.

For the thousands of candidates whose results are currently on hold, all eyes are now on this committee to deliver a fair and transparent outcome.