For Lagos, Nigeria – E be like say wahala don dey brew for UNILAG and OAU. This one no be small matter o! Na F.K. Nnadi and Co., one law firm wey no dey joke, don threaten to sue both universities over wetin dem dey call irregularities for 2025 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) results. According to Kene Nnadi wey sign the pre-action notice, dem accuse both schools say dem dey give students unjustifiably low scores and dey hide results like say na secret matter, leaving many students for wahala as dem dey pepper them chances for admission.
The law firm no just stop there o! dem also don carry matter go House of Representatives and National Universities Commission (NUC), begging for intervention. Wetin be all these wahala wey dey happen? Wetin dem dey hide? Alex Onyia, CEO of Educare wey dey into software solutions for schools, don join the fight too, as he don talk say he go sue the universities if dem no fix am sharp sharp.
As usual, UNILAG dey deny all the allegations. Dem talk say all the cases wey dem flag for malpractice na clear violations of their examination guidelines. But OAU spokesperson, Abiodun Olarewaju, never respond to PREMIUM TIMES query for time wey dis gist dey go press. Na wa! Wetin dey happen for our universities? No be wetin we dey pay school fees for?
Mr. Onyia don dey drag both institutions enter social media, talk say dem dey use the same software for the Post-UTME and that software get major bug wey dey misflag candidates for malpractice, plus mismatching scores for others. “UNILAG, OAU and UI dey toy with the lives of young Nigerians,” na wetin him tweet. He dey appeal say make dem do am fast, no make am to court be d only option wey dem go get.
Meanwhile, F.K. Nnadi and Co. pen down pre-action notice wey talk say dem go give candidates or independent third party access to their answer scripts and marking scheme, to fit verify how dem mark am. Dem dey request for the release of any withheld Post-UTME results, so that students go fit clear their names if dem dey accuse of malpractice. Dem even don set time frame: three months for OAU and just 30 days for UNILAG. If dem no comply, wahala go gas like fried plantain!
UNILAG dey stand their ground, dem dey insist say na correct flag dem wave for those wey violate exam guidelines. Dem go even show say dem get video surveillance wey catch those wey dey cheat. But na wetin Onyia talk we go fit clear the air. He say e don gather 752 reports of candidates wey dey claim say dem fall victim to this glitch. He also don propose make dem do independent audit for any university wey wan cooperate.
This year don be plenty drama for Nigerian examination bodies. For May, JAMB don face plenty heat after dem release 2025 UTME results wey get ogbonge glitch wey spoil the scores for over 370,000 candidates. Dem even use public pressure till dem reschedule the exam! And not too long ago, WAEC fall hand too, come discover say their WASSCE results get technical issues as dem later revised performance rates from 38 per cent to 62 per cent! Wetin dey happen for this country?
As e be now, F.K. Nnadi and Co. dey call on NUC and House Committee on Tertiary Education say make them ensure say both UNILAG and OAU release the withheld results of students wey no do anything wrong. Dem dey also ask for transparency say make students fit access their answer scripts and the marking scheme. Make we see wetin go happen next for this ongoing drama, abeg.
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