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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confessed to significant lapses in the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), forcing the rescheduling of exams for 379,997 candidates.
The board blamed technical errors and sabotage for the disruption that affected examination centers across Lagos and five South-East states.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed during a press briefing in Abuja that 206,610 candidates in Lagos and 173,387 candidates from the South-East were directly impacted.
According to him, the affected candidates will receive new examination schedules via text messages starting May 15, 2025.
This admission comes amid a nationwide uproar over the 2025 UTME results, which saw over 1.5 million of the 1.9 million candidates scoring below 200 out of 400.
Only a minuscule 0.63% of candidates scored above 300, marking an all-time low in the examination’s history.
The mass failure sparked outrage across the country, with many accusing JAMB of compromising the integrity of the UTME.
Social media platforms were inundated with complaints from candidates, with hash,tags like #JAMBFailedUs trending nationwide.
In response, JAMB announced plans to overhaul its processes, including engaging technical experts to address the flaws.
The board assured Nigerians of its commitment to transparency and fairness, promising to prevent a recurrence of such failures.
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