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Is it true that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will reschedule another examination date for those who scored below 100?

The 2021 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board examination was held from 19 June 2021 to 3 July 2021. Following the release of the JAMB result and the outcry regarding low scores, viral claims suggested that the board would hold a re-sit for candidates who scored less than 170 on 3 July 2021. A spokesperson from the JAMB denied these claims and asserted that the board does not believe there was a mass failure, arguing that low scores do not translate to mass failure.

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