“Many candidates and their families endured long-distance travels to examination centres, only to face unexpected failures”

JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, during a press conference on Wednesday admitted that the early reported mass failure in the examination was caused by a systemic failure.

“The supervisor told us to randomly pick answers, and that the issue would definitely be sorted out at the headquarters”

Following Wednesday’s admission of technical glitches by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB in its last outing, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Dr Christian Okeke, has asked the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede to go beyond weeping over his incompetence, and tender his immediate resignation.

Oyibo said the massive failure, which mostly affected candidates from the South East, was a deliberate attempt by JAMB to stop children from the zone from getting admission.

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The board disclosed that it is withholding the results of 39,834 candidates over issues relating to examination irregularities.

Lawal Hameedat Adenike, a teenager, has taken legal action against the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and PEFTI for allegedly forcing her to remove her hijab before writing the University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

“JAMB conducts its exam using a computer-based testing system. They’ve implemented strong security measures, and as a result, fraud or cheating has been completely eliminated. Unfortunately, we cannot say the same for WAEC and NECO.”

The statistical analysis of 2025 UTME result released by JAMB on Monday indicated that only 420,415 candidates scored above 200 in the year’s edition of UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dissociated itself from a fraudulent site requesting payments from candidates who missed the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

“They are given badges and visual prompts. It’s expensive; over N200,000 is spent per candidate, but it is a cost worth bearing,” the board disclosed.

The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies has pledged to support the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in resolving the challenges affecting the smooth conduct of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), describing the exercise as a beacon of hope for Nigeria’s education system.

“At first, I was having technical problem but immediately I called on the supervisor, it was resolved. I felt nervous being my first time”