LunagisthubJAMB has launched an investigation into a syndicate allegedly using artificial intelligence to manipulate the 2026 UTME registration process.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, revealed that three top officials have been recommended for dismissal for collaborating with the syndicate, while two others and a staff member of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, face criminal prosecution.
– About 38,000 underage candidates registered for the 2026 UTME, with 100 detected to have received assistance from the syndicate.
– The syndicate’s activities span at least 25 states, with three school proprietors in custody for aiding and abetting examination malpractices.
– JAMB has recommended cancellation of registrations for affected candidates to the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa.
Oloyede emphasized that parents and candidates are complicit, stating, “Parents and their children are willing collaborators and cannot be said to be innocent”.
How do you think JAMB’s investigation will impact the 2026 UTME process? Will the measures taken by JAMB be sufficient to curb examination malpractice?
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