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 reschedu...