JAMB Unveils High-tech Malpractice, Undermining Admission Process In Nigeria

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday warned that sophisticated, technology-enabled malpractices are undermining the integrity of Nigeria’s admission process.

The board said this after receiving a report from its Special Committee on Examination Infractions.

PUNCH Online reports the committee, chaired by Dr. Jake Epelle, presented its findings to JAMB Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede in Abuja on Monday.

Inaugurated on August 18, 2025, the panel was mandated to investigate irregularities in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, assess JAMB systems, and propose corrective reforms.

Epelle told reporters that the probe uncovered alarming new methods of fraud.

The committee documented 4,251 cases of “finger blending”—deliberate manipulation of biometric checks—and 190 instances of AI-assisted impersonation using image morphing.

Epelle said the investigators also found 1,878 false disability claims, widespread forged credentials, multiple National Identification Number registrations, and evidence of collusion between candidates and organised syndicates.