JAMB 2024: Worried Nigerian Boy Checks His UTME Via Code, Displays Message He Was Sent

JAMB 2024: Worried Nigerian Boy Checks His UTME Via Code, Displays Message He Was Sent

  • A Nigerian student has taken to social media to show the reply he got from JAMB when he tried to check his UTME result
  • The boy showed the code he used in checking the result and lamented the text the examination body sent him
  • People shared their thoughts on the response the boy got from JAMB as anxious students looked forward to the release of their results

A Nigerian boy has lamented the text message he received after he used a code to check his Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result on his phone.

The student, identified as Zion Clark on Facebook, sent the words 'UTME RESULT' to 55019 and was disappointed by what he saw.

Boy displays what he got after checking his UTME result with code
The student checked his UTME with a code. The images used here are for illustration purposes and are unrelated to the story. Photo Credit: GaudiLab, The Guardian Nigeria News
Source: UGC
"Today is 29 still nothing," a disappointed Zion lamented on Facebook.

He got two reply texts that read separately:

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"Your request has been received and is being processed, you will get response shortly. The service will cost you #50."
"2024 UTME RESULT: This Service is Not Available Now..."

Netizens called for calm as Zion's post got people talking.

JAMB had stated that the 2024 UTME results would be out "any moment soon."

Mixed reactions trail the student's lamentation

Fodilullahi Lukman said:

"Let chil for them guy's.
"Maybe they're still marking it so let chil for them still next tomorrow then ."

Abakar Auwal said:

"You are making mistake when,sending the,text is suppose to like this UTMERESULT there is no,space between utme and result try it and see."

Kim Lee Yah said:

"Calm down na ah ah.
"We just enter today for crying out loud u just dey waste ur 50# wait till evening or tomorrow if possible."

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Khârly Saint said:

"Around 12 noon that is if you are among the 1&2 people that wrote JAMB."

Mhiz Perry Princewill said:

"Results will be out on the 1st of May.
"Make una try calm down na."

Daniel Ikwuanusi said:

"Exactly my problem I checked mine is telling me exactly what they told you guys."

Abdulmalik Isako said:

"Chail Nigeria with aproko, u still send them when is it coming out, u people una never kill me ."

Qõ Ÿü Mã said:

"It's like say una get card o me wey still dey owe MTN 2300 I no get money to dey waste."

JAMB 2024 Results: Smart Boy Scores 291 In Exam, Gets 79 Marks In Mathematics

Meanwhile, in a related YEN.com.gh story, a Nigerian boy has taken to social media to celebrate his 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board (UTME) result

The brilliant boy scored 291 and did not score below 70 in three of the subjects he sat for, including mathematics

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The boy's UTME result has elicited reactions on social media as people celebrated his academic feat

Source: Legit.ng

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