Nigerian Exam Body, JAMB, Admits To Errors In 2025 UTME Amid Mass Failure
The body conducted a comprehensive review of the examination’s conduct and results today.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has admitted that there were errors which affected the performance of students during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This was stated by The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who admitted this during an ongoing press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.
“What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors,” Oloyede was quoted as saying by The PUNCH.
The body conducted a comprehensive review of the examination’s conduct and results today.
The decision followed mounting pressure from education stakeholders, parents, and civil society groups who have condemned the dismal performance of candidates in this year’s examination.
SaharaReporters had reported that JAMB received a formal request from a law firm, John Nwobodo & Associates, demanding the release of the 2025 UTME questions and answers for over 1.5 million candidates who scored below 200.
This followed concerns over the examination’s unprecedented failure rate, which saw more than 70% of candidates scoring under the pass mark of 200.
The law firm, who said it is representing the 1,534,654 candidates, raised the alarm about potential discrepancies in the results, suggesting a possible malfunction in JAMB’s software.
All efforts made by SaharaReporters to contact the body’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin for comment were unsuccessful.
