The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday, raised concern over the low turnout of candidates who have printed their examination notification slips ahead of the upcoming mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
The print out is an essential requirement to the examination.
But in a statement issued by the Board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB revealed that as of Friday morning, only 12,442 out of the 98,232 registered candidates have printed their slips, representing a mere 12.6% turnout.
“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,” he stated.
He added that, “The Board has scheduled the 2025 UTME mop-up examination for Saturday, 28th June, 2025 urging all candidates, who missed their previous examinations, to reprint their slips to ensure they do not miss this opportunity.
“In addition, the Board is also 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.”
It could be recalled that the mop up examination was fixed for those who missed the rescheduled examination after the mass outcry.
Those affected are mostly in the five South-East states and Lagos.