Dare Babalola
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has invited 94 candidates and several tertiary institutions to appear before separate virtual panels for alleged malpractices during examination registration and fake certificates.
In a statement released on X on Tuesday, JAMB said the affected candidates include those alleged to have sought or paid for illicit assistance during the 2026 UTME registration and 2025 Direct Entry applicants with certificates flagged as fake by their institutions.
The candidates are required to appear before a virtual investigation panel on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10 a.m.
“The registration numbers of the 94 affected candidates are available on the JAMB website under Quick Links ‘Solicitations Candidates’,” the board said.
It added that details of the access passcode for the virtual session had been sent to the affected candidates through their registered phone numbers.
The board warned that failure to attend the session would be treated as an admission of guilt.
“Failure to attend the session will be regarded as an admission of guilt,” it stated.
Similarly, JAMB said heads of institutions whose certificates were returned as fake, as well as those earlier invited, are to participate in a separate virtual meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 10 a.m.
According to the board, the list of affected institutions has been published on its website under Quick Links “Institutions with Outstanding Response.”
