JAMB completes review of 379,775 UTME resit results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recently completed the review of results for approximately 379,775 candidates who participated in the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This resit was necessitated by significant technical and human errors that affected a large number of candidates during the initial examination held earlier in May 2025.
The review process involved an audit team comprising officials from JAMB, civil society organizations, academics, and independent observers to ensure transparency and fairness in the evaluation of these results.
Initially, JAMB had announced that the results would be released on May 21, 2025. However, due to ongoing audits and concerns regarding the integrity of the examination process, this timeline was adjusted. JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed that while the results were expected to be released on Wednesday, they were still undergoing final checks to ensure accuracy before public dissemination.
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The registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, publicly accepted responsibility for the issues encountered during the original UTME administration. He expressed his commitment to rectifying these problems and emphasized that the purpose of the UTME is to rank candidates for limited admission slots rather than measure their intelligence or academic potential. The board acknowledged that over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 marks out of a possible 400 in the initial exam, raising serious concerns about its credibility.
In response to these challenges, JAMB has also announced a fresh round of mop-up examinations aimed at accommodating over 5.6% of candidates who missed both the original and rescheduled exams due to various reasons.
The situation surrounding this year’s UTME has sparked considerable debate among stakeholders regarding administrative competence and fairness in educational assessments. Criticism has been directed towards JAMB’s handling of communications and scheduling conflicts with other examinations like WAEC (West African Examinations Council), which further complicated matters for students.
Despite calls from some lawmakers for Prof. Oloyede’s resignation due to what they termed “catastrophic institutional failure,” others have defended his leadership as transparent and accountable.
As it stands, candidates are expected to begin checking their results starting Thursday morning following the official release by JAMB. This development is crucial as it will determine many students’ prospects for admission into tertiary institutions across Nigeria.
