JAMB WITHOLDS RESULTS OF OVER 100,000 CANDIDATES

 Benjamin emphasized that all cases of malpractices, including those caught on cameras, were being scrutinized and that JAMB would ensure that everyone who violated the rules of the examination were punished.

He said he cannot explained  if the results of some of the affected candidates might eventually be released, stressing that it depends on the outcome of the investigations, but with assurance that the board was being fair and diligent in the screening.

 “I can’t say. It depends on the outcomes of the investigations. We are being fair and diligent in the screening to ensure injustice is not done to anyone.”

Penpushing also recalled that, JAMB had on Sunday announced the release of results of 1,502,978 candidates after considering reports from its supervisors, monitors and other independent Nigerians who it said took interest in promoting the quality of public examination in Nigeria.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,652,825 candidates registered for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with 350 of them being visually-challenged.