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2025 UTME - JAMB Says Nigeria Students Use AI To Commit Exam Malpractice
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May 26, 2025
2025 UTME - JAMB Says Nigeria Students Use AI To Commit Exam Malpractice https://osazuwaakonedo.news/2025-utme-jamb-says-nigeria-students-use-ai-to-commit-exam-malpractice/25/05/2025/ #Education #JAMB #Lagos #Nigeria #UTME ©May 25th, 2025 ®May 26, 2025 12:18 am Nigeria examination body responsible for conducting entry examinations for secondary school students to gain admission into higher institutions of learning in the West Africa country, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Sunday says it recorded a case of Nigeria students using Artificial Intelligence, AI to indulge in the act of examination malpractice, specifically stating that the Nigeria students used A.I to enhance photograph but Jamb refused to give further details on how the A.I enhanced photo was used to commit the examination fraud. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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nigeria examination body responsible for
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conducting entry examinations for
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secondary school students to gain
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admission into higher institutions of
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learning in the west africa country the
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joint admissions and metriculation board
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jam on sunday says it recorded a case of
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nigeria students using artificial
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intelligence ai to indulge in the act of
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examination malpractice specifically
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stating that the nigeria students used
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ai to enhance photograph but jam refused
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to give further details on how the ai
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enhanced photo was used to commit the
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examination fraud jan made this known in
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a statement issued to announce to the
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general public that the utme rescheduled
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examination for candidates that were
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affected during the main exam due to
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hackers who allegedly caused technical
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problems in some centers students sat
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for the exam in a statement released on
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sunday and signed by jam's public
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communication advisor dr fabian benjamin
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the board disclosed that
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21,082 of the
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336,845 candidates scheduled for the
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reset were absent details of the
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statement as reported by sahare
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reporters reads below thus despite the
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turnout shortfall jan noted that the
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performance trends among candidates who
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took the reset remained within expected
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historical ranges citing success rates
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from 11% in 2013 to 34% in
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2016 jam said claims that some
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candidates from the cancelled sessions
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scored highly and may wish to retain
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their results are entirely unfounded it
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noted that in reality only a handful of
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candidates scored as high as
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217 while 99% scored below 200
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demonstrating that there were no top
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performers in the canceled sessions
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across the six affected states however
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the release of the results has been
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overshadowed by fresh revelations of
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widespread malpractice involving
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candidates school proprietors and
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computer-based test cbt centers the
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board's chief external examiners ces led
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by professor oli peters vice chancellor
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of the national open university of
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nigeria noun reviewed the reset exercise
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and brought in psychometrics expert
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professor bonaface in waru to validate
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the results before they were released
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several critical resolutions were made
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during a nationwide meeting of ces
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including the conditional release of
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results for underage candidates those
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involved in online whatsapp runs and
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some of those who missed the reset for
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valid reasons jam explained that
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underage candidates many of whom had
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earlier acknowledged in writing that
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only those who meet academic standards
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would be considered for special
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admission had their results released for
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record purposes only and they remain
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ineligible for admission similarly
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candidates found to have engaged in
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academic misconduct using illicit
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whatsapp groups and solicitation
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platforms were granted a one-time waiver
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the board noted that it should not be
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misinterpreted as condoning wrongdoing
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urging candidates to avoid antisocial
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and fraudulent networks a final
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opportunity has also been extended to
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absentee candidates particularly those
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who missed both the main utme and the
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reset via the annual mop-up examination
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meanwhile several cbt centers have been
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blacklisted for serious examination
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infractions including biometric data
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manipulation and impersonation
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facilitation jam said the proprietors of
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these centers will be prosecuted and all
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individuals directly involved in the
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fraudulent activities are being tracked
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collusion of certain cbt center school
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proprietors with the connance of
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accredited centers to hack the networks
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of targeted cbt centers thereby gaining
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control of candidates computers and
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remotely submitting their responses to
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the relevant local server of the center
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as recently discovered by the security
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agencies to whom we are profoundly
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grateful the statement read "the board
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raised alarm over increasingly
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sophisticated cheating strategies
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discovered during the 2025 examination
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cycle these include ai enhanced photo
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manipulation to enable impersonation
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hacking into cbt networks using hidden
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strong rooms to extend local network
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coverage and hiring mercenaries to sit
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exams for candidates while some
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nigerians are busy dissipating energies
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on conspiracy theories and spread of
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hatred our future is being put in
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jeopardy by advanced level of
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digitalized fraud jam warned travel
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guides during the 2025 examinations
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further highlevel malpractices were
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uncovered which led to the withdrawal of
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some results and the arrest of several
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culprits across the country some of whom
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we understand have made useful
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confessions over 3,000 candidates have
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been identified as having benefited from
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or participated in such fraudulent
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practices and jam stated that their
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results will be withdrawn once
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investigations are concluded the board
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also pushed back against tribal or
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sectional claims tied to the
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cancellation of sessions in six states
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clarifying that no high scores were
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recorded in those sessions as 99% of
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affected candidates scored below 200 in
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another case that drew public attention
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jam discredited a viral social media
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claim by one alyssa gabriel chukamecca a
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firstear public health student at
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adakuna json university akumbumber
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aakoko aa who falsely claimed to have
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scored 326 in the 2025 utme
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investigations showed that chukua had
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docked his 2024 utme result of 203 to
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impersonate a high-erforming 2025 score
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his actual 2025 result recorded in lagos
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was 180 and has since been withdrawn
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following the expose the student
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reportedly deactivated his ex formerly
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twitter account on complaints about
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result checking costs jam clarified that
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its sms short code service
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55,01966,19s is subsidized and designed
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to protect candidates personal data from
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cyber cafes and third party
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platforms candidates were urged not to
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recheck already released results unless
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they receive a direct notification via
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sms email or their jam profile
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indicating a withdrawal due to
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infractions jam expressed appreciation
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to nigeria's security agencies for their
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support in uncovering examination fraud
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the board also thanked wet amadu bellow
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university the teachers registration
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council of nigeria and the national
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examinations council for adjusting their
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own exam schedules to accommodate the
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reset the board commended the resilience
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of affected candidates and reaffirmed
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its commitment to a technologydriven
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fair and credible examination process
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despite mounting challenges jam
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maintained that the cbt model remains
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the best option for curbing malpractice
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and modernizing nigeria's education
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system dr the fabian benjamin concluded
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the statement by urging nigerians to
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unite in protecting the integrity of the
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country's education system against
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increasingly sophisticated forms of
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cheating
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