JAMB Registrar in Tears as he admits Errors in 2025 UTME and a ohpologised to Affected Candidates

By THE GIST SCOOP




In an emotional press conference held on Wednesday, May 14, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, publicly admitted to errors during the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). 


While struggling with his tears, the Registrar apologised to candidates affected , acknowledging that it was a serious failure on the board's part.

Professor Oloyede announced that 379,997 candidates across the five South-Eastern states and Lagos State will have their UTME rescheduled.

 “What should have been a moment of joy has been marred by one or two errors. Once again, I apologise and I assure you that this incident represents a significant setback,” he said. “It is our culture to admit error because we know that despite the best of our efforts, we are humans. We are not perfect.”

Affected candidates are expected to receive text messages from JAMB on Thursday, May 15, 2025, with details about their rescheduled examination.

Although the Registrar took full responsibility for the incident, he did not provide specifics on the nature of the errors. The apology comes amidst public outrage following the release of this year’s UTME results, which revealed that over 79% of candidates scored below 200, igniting national concern and legal actions against the board.

Only 12,414 candidates scored 300 and above out of the over 1.9 million who sat for the exam, representing less than one percent of the total.

The apology, though unprecedented, may offer some reassurance to affected families. Still, the credibility of Nigeria’s national examination body remains under scrutiny, with calls growing louder for a comprehensive audit and reform of the UTME process.