LAGOS, Nigeria – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) don announce say dem go release the results for 379,000 candidates wey participate for di rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Wednesday. Dis rescheduled exam happen from Friday to Monday after plenty outcry about mass failure wey occur during di initial UTME.
JAMB admit say dem get both technical and human errors, especially for Lagos and South-East states, wey affect candidate performance. Out of di 1.9 million candidates wey sit for di UTME, over 1.5 million score below 200 marks out of 400, leading to serious concern among stakeholders.
Last week, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, accept responsibility for di errors, and even shed tears as he announce resit for di affected candidates. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s spokesperson, confirm say di results from di rescheduled exams go release on Wednesday.
“Di results of di candidates wey take di rescheduled exam go drop on Wednesday,” Benjamin talk on Monday. Oloyede don earlier disclose say 379,997 candidates for Lagos and di five South-East states dey affected by di glitches. He mention say 206,610 candidates for 65 centres across Lagos and 173,387 for 92 centres in di South-East zone suffer di wahala.
He describe di situation as “sabotage,” and talk say di affected candidates go start to dey receive text notifications for di rescheduled exam since last Thursday.
From di 1,955,069 results wey dem process from di original UTME, only 4,756 candidates (0.24 percent) score 320 and above. Additional 7,658 candidates (0.39 percent) score between 300 and 319, making di total of top-tier scorers (300 and above) 12,414 (0.63 percent). Meanwhile, 73,441 candidates (3.76 percent) score between 250 and 299, while 334,560 candidates (17.11 percent) score between 200 and 249.
A total of 983,187 candidates (50.29 percent) score between 160 and 199, wey be di minimum threshold for admission for many institutions. Moreover, 488,197 (24.97 percent) score between 140 and 159, 57,419 (2.94 percent) between 120 and 139, 3,820 (0.20 percent) between 100 and 119, and 2,031 (0.10 percent) score below 100. Over 75 percent of di candidates score below 200, raising national debate over di testing process credibility and fairness.
Di South-East Caucus for di House of Representatives don call for immediate resignation of JAMB Registrar over wetin dem describe as “catastrophic institutional failure” for di 2025 UTME conduct. Di lawmakers, led by Iduma Igariwey (PDP, Ebonyi), criticize di poor communication and short notice wey dem give for di rescheduled UTME, say e cause “unnecessary trauma” for students and their families.
Dem state, “Last week, particularly on May 14, 2025, di Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, make public admission say due to a ‘technical glitch’ at some examination centres during di UTME, approximately 379,997 candidates go need resit.”
Di caucus express serious concern say all di five states wey dem represent directly affected by di “score distortions.” Dem also call for di cancellation of di 2025 UTME and scheduling of a fresh examination after di ongoing WAEC and NECO exams to prevent disadvantage for any student.
Dem demand say key officials wey dey responsible for JAMB’s digital operations and logistics make dem face suspension, insisting say accountability no suppose stop at public apologies. “While we see Prof. Oloyede admit di failures, we go state say di remedial steps be far from wetin our constituents expect,” dem add.
Dem highlight complications say students from di South-East, wey dey write their WAEC exams, receive less than 48 hours’ notice for di rescheduled UTME. Reports show say di notice no sufficient and lead to low turnout, with some candidates clashing with WAEC papers.
Di lawmakers, citing Section 18(1) of di 1999 Constitution, argue say government suppose ensure equal and adequate educational opportunities for all levels, noting say di recent judicial pronouncements make dis right enforceable for every Nigerian child. “Sadly, for di thousands of students across di South-East, di flawed conduct of di 2025 UTME don deny dem dat right to equal and adequate educational opportunities,” di lawmakers conclude.
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