The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Wednesday issued an emotional apology over the errors recorded during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking at a press conference in Bwari, Abuja, Prof. Oloyede accepted full responsibility for the lapses that occurred during the conduct of the national exams.
“I apologise for the trauma caused to the candidates, and I take full responsibility for this,” he said, visibly moved during his remarks. His comments come following an internal investigation that confirmed irregularities in the just-concluded UTME, affecting 387,000 candidates across 157 examination centres in Lagos and Southeast states.
JAMB’s Technical Error
A technical error during system updates by one of JAMB’s service providers led to improper uploads of candidate responses in 65 centres in Lagos and 92 centres in the Owerri zone (covering Imo, Anambra, Abia, and Ebonyi).
Results from the first four days of the exam (April 25–28) were compromised, with scores either missing or inaccurately processed.
Affected candidates will retake the UTME from May 16 to 18, with JAMB coordinating with WAEC to avoid timetable clashes for students also writing SSCE exams.
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What Candidates Should Do:
- Check JAMB portals/registered emails for resit details.
- Reprint exam slips from May 14 onward.
- Contact JAMB helplines for timetable conflicts.
The 2025 UTME, initially praised for its record-high top score (374), now faces scrutiny as JAMB works to restore public trust.
Oloyede reiterated JAMB’s commitment to fairness, pledging that such lapses would not recur.
