The result of the 2012 UTME has been
released by the Joint Admissions and
Matriculations Board, with only 3
candidates of the 1,503,931 registered
candidates scoring above 300 while
the results of 27,266 candidates across
eight states were withheld.
The JAMB Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof.
Dibu Ojerinde, who stated this at a news
conference in Abuja, listed Abia, Benue,
Cross River, Delta, Imo, Lagos, Nasarawa
and Rivers as the affected states, due to
malpractice such as extortion of money
by some examination officials.
“In 2012 UTME, we had some disturbing
news of extortion of money from
innocent candidates by greedy
proprietors and supervisors all these
persons will be brought to book,” he
said, adding that the outcome of
investigation would determine if more
results would be released.
According to Professor Ojerinde, 72, 243
scored 250 and above while 336,330
scored below 170.
“For the 2012 UTME, Imo had the
highest number of applicants with
123,865 candidates; Delta came second
with 88,876 candidates while Anambra
placed third with 84,204 candidates and
FCT recorded the lowest number with
3,380 candidates…the University of
Lagos recorded the highest applicants
with 83,865 candidates; Nnamdi
Azikiwe University came second with
82,148 candidates and the University of
Benin came third with 80,048
candidates.”he said.
He also said arrangements have been
made for candidates to check their
results online using JAMB web site,
www.myjambonline.com.
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