The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has raised concerns over the low number of candidates who have printed their examination notification slips for the upcoming mop-up exercise of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
As of Friday morning, only 12,442 out of 98,232 scheduled candidates had printed their slips, indicating a participation rate of just 12.6 percent.
The mop-up examination is set to take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, and is intended for candidates who either missed the main examination or were absent from the resit exams.
Earlier, JAMB announced that a total of 96,838 candidates are eligible to sit for the mop-up exam, which includes 91,742 candidates who were absent from both the main and resit examinations.
In a statement released by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, the Board urged candidates to promptly print their notification slips to ensure they do not miss the opportunity to take the examination.
JAMB also mentioned that it has allocated resources to support the process and is actively monitoring the printing to assess participation levels.
She wrote: “We strongly encourage all candidates, particularly those, who missed the main examination, to print their notification slips promptly. This is a rare opportunity for them to participate in this year’s examination.
“The Board has scheduled the 2025 UTME mop-up examination for Saturday, 28th June, 2025. We urge all candidates, who missed their previous examinations, to reprint their slips to ensure they do not miss this opportunity.
“The Board is actively monitoring the printing process to determine the number of candidates, who will be present for the examination. Meanwhile, we have deployed both human and material resources to facilitate this exercise, ensuring that all registered candidates have the opportunity to sit the examination.
“Please note that failure to print the examination notification slip will result in forfeiture of the opportunity to take the examination.
“Once again, we urge all candidates to proceed immediately to print their slips for the examination scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, 28th June, 2025,” the statement said.