The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that it uncovered a total of 585 fake A-Level certificates in 2025 alone.
According to the board, four suspects have already been arrested in connection with the fraud.
This revelation was made by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a closed-door virtual meeting with staff of the board held on April 2, 2025, in preparation for the 2025 Mock-UTME and UTME.
A transcript of the meeting was later published in the JAMB weekly bulletin on Monday.
“The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has uncovered about 585 fake A-level certificates in 2025 alone. This startling revelation was made by the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a virtual meeting with staff of the board held on 2nd April 2025, in preparation for the 2025 Mock-UTME and UTME,” the transcript read.
Prof. Oloyede expressed concern over the growing trend of fake A-Level certificates, explaining that the Nigeria Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System (NIPSED) was introduced to tackle such malpractice and serve as a platform for managing and collecting data related to post-secondary education in Nigeria.
“He condemned this worrisome prevalence of fake A/L certificates, stating that it was to curb the menace that the Nigeria Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System was established as a platform for managing and collecting data related to post-secondary education in the country,” the bulletin noted.
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He further revealed that 13 of the forged IJMB certificates were uploaded by Professional Registration Centres currently under investigation.
“He noted that more worrisome and heart-rending was the upload of 13 out of these forged IJMB certificates by the Professional Registration Centres, which are being investigated. He stated that out of the 13 cases being investigated by the police, four culprits have been apprehended and are currently assisting the police and relevant authorities towards apprehending the ringleaders of these examination cartels. He, however, added that the investigation revealed that there were internal collaborators in the institutions aiding and abetting this gross misconduct.”
In addition, the Registrar raised concerns about reports of extortion at some Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres, where candidates were allegedly charged for services that should be free.
“The Registrar also disclosed that there were reports from some CBT on extortion of candidates for services expected to be free adding that this mind-boggling revelation was not too good for the system. He, therefore, enjoined staff to be committed to their duties and shunned those acts that could undermine the integrity of the Board.”
