September 8, 2025-Published by Cyril

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Committee has revealed that parents are responsible for 80% of infractions recorded during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The committee presented its report in Abuja on Monday to JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, highlighting the role of parents, tutorial centres, schools, and even some Computer-Based Test (CBT) operators in undermining the integrity of the exams.

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Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today shortly after submitting the report, the committee chairman, Epelle, said:

• “Eighty per cent of these infractions are caused by parents who want to give marks to their children that they don’t deserve.”

The report uncovered 4,251 cases of “finger blending,” 190 instances of AI-assisted impersonation through image morphing, 1,878 false disability claims, forged credentials, multiple National Identification Number (NIN) registrations, and collusion between candidates and syndicates.

Epelle warned that the rise of technology-enabled malpractices poses fresh challenges for the board.

• “This is the age of AI, and what is going on is that JAMB rolls out a state-of-the-art technology; there are people behind the scenes, and these are smart young Nigerians. The system is robust, but there is a consistent conspiracy to undermine it,” he said.

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He stressed the importance of developing homegrown, adaptive technologies to address the menace.

• “Every technology has its glitches, and that is why I am a proponent of adaptive technology. We need a system adapted to our environment that speaks to issues we are going through,” he added.

Epelle further assured that Prof. Oloyede remains committed to ensuring that no act of examination malpractice is condoned.

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