US EditionJAMB Registrar weeps, admits to errors in 2025 UTME
- Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB Registrar, acknowledged mistakes in the 2025 UTME and expressed remorse during a press conference held in Abuja on May 14, 2025.
- Technical glitches affected 157 examination locations across Lagos and the South East region, impacting 379,997 candidates.
- The glitches produced unusually low scores and alleged irregularities, prompting complaints and a decision to have affected candidates retake the exam.
- Out of 1,955,069 results released on May 9, over 75 percent scored below 200, with 206,610 candidates affected in 65 Lagos centres and 173,387 in 92 Owerri zone centres.
- JAMB will contact affected candidates via text, email, and calls to retake exams starting Friday, May 16, 2025, and the Registrar apologized for the trauma caused.
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JAMB admits errors in 2025 UTME, tenders apology - Daily Trust
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has admitted to errors in the just released 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Oloyede broke into tears as he apologized for the errors in the examination on Wednesday during a briefing in Abuja. “I apologize for the trauma caused the candidates,” he said. The board said a total of 379,997 candidates in the five states of the South East geographical…
Mass Failure: JAMB Admits Errors In 2025 UTME, Apologises – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
…Says Candidates In 157 Centres To Retake Exams ABUJA – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday, admitted that it had few errors which impacted the performance of candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Recall that following the release of the UTME results, there were complaints by most […]
‘Man proposes, God disposes’ - JAMB Registrar explains 2025 UTME result glitches, says (full text)
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Wednesday addressed widespread complaints over the 2025 UTME results, admitting that technical errors had affected some candidates’ scores.Below is the full text of his press conference:MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSESPress Conference Address on the Complaints about the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) Results by the Registrar, Joint Admissio…
ASUU Threatens To Sue JAMB Over UTME Mass Failure
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) branch of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has threatened to sue the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board over the massive failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The chairman of ASUU-UNN, Comrade Óyibo Eze, made the disclosure while briefing journalists in Nsukka, Enugu State, on Wednesday. Oyibo said the massive failure, which mostly affected candid…
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