The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed a viral result slip that purportedly showed a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as fake.
The result claimed that a certain Okon Winniefred Sampson, scored 394 out of 400.
“Okon Winnifred Sampson, a young girl from Cross River State, delivered a remarkable performance in her UTME examinations, scoring an outstanding 394 out of 400.
“Her results were as follows: 96 in Use of English; 99 in Biology; 98 in Chemistry and 99 in Physics… a truly exceptional academic achievement. I love this,” Onsogbu wrote.
Reacting in a statement issued on Sunday, the Board’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, described the result as fake and urged the public to disregard it.
“A purported result slip currently being circulated, claiming that a candidate scored 394 in the 2026 UTME, is entirely fake. It is surprising that such a fabrication is being shared by otherwise well-informed Nigerians,” the statement said.