Thursday, May 15, 2025 - The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has admitted that there were errors during the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that affected the performance of many candidates.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made this known
while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, May 14. He
disclosed that the board has rescheduled a fresh UTME for 379,997 candidates in
the five States of the South-East and Lagos State.
“What should
have been a moment of joy has been marred by one or two errors,” Prof. Oloyede
admitted.
Oloyede, who took responsibility for what he described as a
“sabotage” of the 2025 UTME exercise, said the affected candidates will start
getting text messages from the Board starting from Thursday, May 15, 2025.
“The
affected candidates will start getting text messages for reschedule starting
from tomorrow (Thursday). I apologise, I take full responsibility,” the JAMB
Registrar stated.
He, however, did not clarify on the errors that were made.
The UTME is a mandatory examination for students seeking
admission into tertiary institutions across Nigeria. It includes four subjects,
with English Language as a compulsory component, and three others related to
the candidate’s chosen course of study.
On May 5, the examination board released the results of the
examination held across the country this year. According to the results
released, more than 1.5 million out of 1.9 million candidates, representing
about 79 per cent scored below 200. A breakdown of the results further revealed
that the total number of candidates who scored 300 and above is 12,414,
representing less than one per cent.
The outcome raised concern in the country, with the
candidates and families taking to social media to call on JAMB to review the
results. Some went as far as filing lawsuits against the examination board.
Two days ago, the board announced that it was investigating
complaints regarding the results of the 2025 examination in order to identify
and resolve any technical issues. The board said it has assembled a team of
experts, including members of the Computer Professionals Association of
Nigeria, Chief External Examiners (who are heads of tertiary institutions), the
Educational Assessment and Research Network in Africa, measurement experts, and
vice chancellors from across the country, to carry out a thorough review.
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