——- Urges members of the public to disregard the result and rely only on its verified channels for accurate information.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed a purported result slip circulating online as the highest score recorded in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The purported result was shared by social media user @Onsogbu on X, claiming a female candidate identified as 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.

In a Sunday statement on X, JAMB spokesperson, Dr Benjamin Fabian, said that the result is fake, noting that it appeared on a fabricated template.

Fabian pointed out that results are only available to candidates via SMS, the view-only method at the moment.

He said, “A purported result slip currently being circulated, claiming that a candidate scored 396 in the 2026 UTME, is entirely fake. It is surprising that such a fabrication is being shared by otherwise well-informed Nigerians.

“Firstly, the Board has clearly stated that UTME results are view-only. The circulated document appears on a fabricated result template, which on its own is a sufficient indication that it is not authentic.”

Fabian further explained that the Board’s registration numbers are system-generated and do not follow the pattern “20269” as seen on the fake slip.

He also noted that there are several other inconsistencies that, even at a glance, expose the result as fraudulent.

advised to disregard this fake result and rely only on official channels for accurate information. All results at the moment are view-only,” he added.