The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of 85 underage candidates—those below 16 years of age as of September 2025—who successfully completed the comprehensive screening process established for exceptional admission.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin.
According to Benjamin, after a meticulous evaluation, 85 candidates were adjudged qualified and have been duly notified to proceed to their respective institutions to complete the admission process and print their JAMB admission letters.
He explained that the policy of exceptional admission aligns with global best practices, where such cases are treated as rare exceptions rather than the norm.
“It is to be noted that in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), of the 2,031,133 applicants, a total of 41,027 candidates sought consideration under this special category, of which 599 scored the 80 per cent threshold in the UTME,” Benjamin stated.
He said the 599 candidates were subjected to further scrutiny through school certificate and Post-UTME screening, which resulted in the selection of 182 finalists (178 plus four).
“After due verification, interviews, and screening, 85 candidates were found to have met the criteria and have consequently been cleared for admission,” he added.
Benjamin advised any of the 182 finalist candidates who missed the final interview for valid reasons to submit a formal request through the JAMB Support Ticketing System under the category titled ‘2025 Underage Complaint’.
He noted that such complaints would be reviewed individually, with decisions made strictly on their merit.
Furthermore, Benjamin announced that candidates who scored 320 and above in the UTME but were disqualified for failing to upload their O’Level results have been given a final opportunity to do so by Wednesday, October 29, 2025, and notify the Board through the ticketing system.
He reaffirmed JAMB’s commitment to maintaining a credible, transparent, and inclusive admission process, while upholding the integrity of academic standards across all tiers of tertiary education in Nigeria.
