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The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has dismissed claims circulating on social media and that the 2025/2026 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Post-UTME, screening exercise was marred by technical errors.
In a statement signed by the Head of its Communication Unit, Adejoke R. Alaga-Ibraheem, the institution clarified that notifications of examination malpractice sent to some candidates were not the product of system failures but the outcome of clear breaches of established guidelines.
“The University of Lagos notes, with concern, the circulation of various insinuations and claims in e-mails and reports on social media platforms following the 2025/2026 Post-UTME screening exercise held from September 1-4, 2025.
“The University categorically affirms that the notification of examination malpractice earlier issued in respect of the screening exercise was not the result of a system or technical glitch as being insinuated in these reports,” the statement read.
UNILAG management stressed that all cases flagged for malpractice were detected through multiple security checks, including video surveillance, which was deployed to guarantee the integrity of the exercise.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the cases flagged were the result of clear violations of examination rules. The detections followed the use of robust monitoring mechanisms, including secure video surveillance,” the statement added.
While reiterating its commitment to due process, UNILAG explained that it would not release raw video footage of the flagged incidents to the public in line with existing data protection standards. However, it noted that anonymised screenshots may be published to illustrate the nature of the violations.
The university advised candidates and parents to disregard unofficial sources of information, urging them to rely solely on communications released through its official channels.
According to the institution, a total of 20,464 candidates participated in the fully online screening exercise, which was aimed at assessing prospective students for admission into its undergraduate programmes.
Following the exercise, several candidates flagged for malpractice took to social media to question the credibility of the process, with some alleging that they were unfairly penalised due to technical faults. Similar complaints were also reported among candidates who sat for the Post-UTME screening conducted by Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, around the same period.
Post-UTME controversy: UNILAG clears air on malpractice allegations
