Acknowledging Errors: JAMB Owns Up to 2025 UTME Blunders
2025 JAMB UTME Exam to be Rescheduled for 379,997 Candidates Due to Error in Results
In a surprising turn of events, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fessed up to goofing up in the recently wrapped 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The admission comes after a barrage of complaints flooded in from candidates across the nation, as reported by our trusted sources.
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB Registrar, made the revelation during a press meet-up in Abuja, suggesting that the much-anticipated celebration had turned sour due to certain blunders.
"S'truth be told, what was meant to be a joyful moment has taken a left turn, " Oloyede admitted, "one or two errors." He continued, "206,610 candidates in 65 centers were affected in Lagos, while 173,387 candidates in five states of the South East were impacted across 92 centers in the Owerri zone."
Oloyede, taking full responsibility for the noted "sabotage" of the 2025 UTME, assured that the affected participants would begin receiving texts from the Board starting from the following day.
"Texts for rescheduling will start from tomorrow," he stated, adding, "I apologize, I take full responsibility."
The admission from JAMB comes as the public's discontent and frustration grows, with complaints about inconsistencies in UTME scores being rampant. Many have spoken out about anomalies, with some urging their alleged original scores were altered or distorted.
Statistics from JAMB state that over 1.9 million candidates participated in the 2025 UTME, yet over 1.5 million scored below 200 out of the total 400. The unusually low performance set off wide concern and prompted demands for transparency.
Earlier this week, the examination body announced a high-level conference with education stakeholders, including vice-chancellors, rectors, school principals, and technical experts, to assess the exam process and address grievances.
The panel, scheduled to meet the day after tomorrow, will scrutinize the exam procedure and offer recommendations aimed at restoring the public's faith and preventing future blunders.
JAMB has promised that candidates affected by confirmed technical issues during the examination will be offered an opportunity to retake the test, following established procedures.
Amidst the ongoing situation, there's no specific detail about the recommendations that the review panel plans to propose. However, the review process will involve vice-chancellors, provosts, rectors, school principals, examiners, and technical experts to ensure transparency and address public concerns about technical glitches and questionable exam results.
The review is part of JAMB's efforts to earn the public's trust and restore confidence in the UTME process. It's worth noting that JAMB acknowledges that technical issues, including human error and outdated server logic in some centers, led to results being compromised for approximately 379,997 candidates. JAMB is committed to implementing stronger deployment validation protocols and real-time monitoring mechanisms to eliminate such oversights in the future.
Stay tuned as we bring you updates on this developing story.
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- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in response to widespread complaints, admits to errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, affecting over 206,000 candidates in Lagos alone.
- In the aftermath of the UTME blunders, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, apologizes and promises affected candidates text messages for rescheduling, starting the following day.
- Amidst public discontent and frustration, JAMB vows to implement stronger deployment validation protocols and real-time monitoring mechanisms to prevent future erroneous results in the context of education-and-self-development and politics.
- Beyond JAMB's internal actions, the general news also features opinions from prominent figures like lecturers, politicians, and activists, who engage with the issue, such as calling for the registrar's resignation or commending JAMB for admitting the errors.
- The ongoing saga and JAMB's efforts to restore public trust in the UTME process raise larger questions about the role of accountability in Nigerian politics and the importance of self-development through quality education.
