The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has acknowledged errors in the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which impacted the performance of many candidates.
Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, May 14, JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, emotionally admitted to the lapses and announced the rescheduling of fresh exams for 379,997 candidates in Lagos State and the five South-East states.
“What should have been a time of celebration has been overshadowed by certain errors. I sincerely apologise. This incident is a significant setback, but we remain committed to upholding our values of transparency, fairness, and equity,” Oloyede said as he held back tears.
He added that the affected candidates would begin receiving text messages from the board starting Thursday, May 15, 2025.
“I take full responsibility for what happened. The candidates involved will begin getting reschedule notifications from tomorrow,” he stated.
However, the Registrar did not specify the nature of the errors that occurred.
JAMB had released the results of the 2025 UTME on May 5, revealing that over 1.5 million of the 1.9 million candidates—around 79 percent—scored below 200. Only 12,414 candidates scored 300 and above, representing less than one percent.
The outcome sparked nationwide concern, with students and their families flooding social media with demands for a result review. Some even resorted to legal action against the examination body.
