By TAIWO AKINLAMI The recent outcry over the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results has reignited public concern about Nigeria’s crumbling educational system. With over 1.95 million candidates sitting for UTME, only 21.5 per cent scored above 200, while a staggering 78.5 per cent scored below the university benchmark. This has provoked nationwide anger, complaints of […]

The South East Caucus in the House of Representatives has demanded the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, over what it described as a “catastrophic institutional failure” in the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The Deputy National Secretary of the National Association of University Students (NAUS) has described the recently concluded JAMB UTME examination, which left over 300,000 candidates stranded, as clear evidence of the systematic collapse of Nigeria’s education sector.

By Emmanuel Iheaka, OWERRI Many candidates missed the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Imo State on Friday, May 16, 2025, after the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) reportedly altered their examination centres just hours before the test. Our correspondent gathered that JAMB had initially issued a 24-hour notice for the exam, only […]

JAMB released results that sent shockwaves through Nigeria.76% of candidates scored below 200 out of 400.