ABUJA: The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced an immediate review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following a surge of public complaints about technical glitches, incomplete questions, and abnormally low scores.
In a statement issued by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the Board acknowledged what it described as an unusual volume of complaints since the UTME results were released last Friday.
This influx of grievances has led the Board to fast-track its annual post-examination review process, which is typically conducted months after the examination. We are particularly concerned about the unusual complaints originating from a few states within the federation. We are currently scrutinising these complaints in detail to identify and rectify any potential technical issues, the statement read.
Benjamin explained that the review process encompasses all three phases of the UTME cycle—registration, the examination itself, and the release of results. He emphasized that if any faults are identified, the Board would take swift corrective action. To assist in this process, we have engaged several experts, including members from the Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria, Chief External Examiners.
Who are the heads of tertiary institutions, the Educational Assessment and Research Network in Africa, measurement experts, and Vice Chancellors from various institutions?
The Board added that if the review reveals genuine technical faults, appropriate remedial measures would be implemented promptly, just as with issues encountered during the examination process.
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JAMB’s announcement comes amid reports that thousands of aggrieved candidates are preparing to initiate a class-action lawsuit against the Board over alleged examination irregularities.
Many candidates claim they experienced system malfunctions and inconsistent question displays during the CBT (computer-based test).
Public frustration intensified after JAMB released data indicating that over 1.5 million of the 1.9 million UTME candidates scored below 200 out of a possible 400 marks.
The revelation sparked national concern and widespread social media backlash, with the hashtag #ThisIsNotMyResult trending across platforms. Many students and parents have expressed disbelief and demanded answers
Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, attributed the mass failure to JAMB’s enhanced anti-malpractice technology. He commended the system for making cheating “nearly impossible” and suggested its adoption for other national exams such as WAEC and NECO.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, also downplayed the controversy, asserting that the 2025 UTME results were not unprecedented. He stated that similar performance patterns have been observed in previous years.
Nonetheless, public pressure on the Board continues to build, with increasing calls for greater transparency, accountability, and fairness in the UTME result processing system.
