The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has raised alarm over misleading messages circulating via a spoofed version of its 66019 shortcode, instructing candidates some of whom have already sat for the resit examination and received their results to reprint their examination slips for a resit examination.
A statement by Jamb’s spokesman,Dr Fabian Benjamin on Wednesday indicates that the messages are not from the Board.
He said there are currently no scheduled examinations, and candidates who have successfully completed the resit examination and received their results need not be concerned. Such messages are fraudulent and intended to sow confusion.
“The only examination that JAMB is planning to conduct, which has yet to be scheduled, is the foreign examination held in nine countries across Europe, the Middle East, and certain African nations. Additionally, there will be a mop-up examination for candidates who missed the main and resit examinations and have been granted waivers only for 2025 to participate in the usual mop-up for those who experienced biometric failures, Benjamin clarified.
The board urged the public to disregard the deceptive messages as candidates slated for the mop-up examination will be duly notified once preparations are finalised.
