The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has debunked false rumours circulating online claiming that the Board cancelled the results of the 2020 UTME conducted between Saturday, March 14, and Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
Why JAMB Switched Result Checking to 55019 SMS
In an official statement released by JAMB's Head of Media, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Board urged candidates and parents to completely disregard the cancellation rumours:
- Protection Against Result Manipulation: Dr. Benjamin explained that when the first day's results were placed on the web portal, fraudulent individuals began copying and photoshopping screenshots to deceive and extort unsuspecting candidates.
- Check via Unique Phone Number (55019): To protect candidates from scammers, JAMB directed candidates to check their genuine scores using their unique registered telephone numbers by sending RESULT to 55019.
- Continuous Batch Release: The results of over 450,000 candidates who wrote on Tuesday, March 17 were also released on Wednesday, and subsequent batches will continue to drop as exams are taken.
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