JAMB To Review 2025 UTME Amid Complaints

By: Olusegun Ajileye

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has called for the review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following a wave of public complaints alleging technical glitches, incomplete questions, and unusually low scores.

In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board, acknowledged what it described as an unusual volume of complaints since the release of the UTME results last Friday.

It said the development had prompted it to fast-track its annual post-examination review process, which typically takes place months after the exercise.

The spokesperson explains that the annual review covers three stages of the UTME cycle—registration, examination, and result release.

He adds that if any faults are found in the system, JAMB would not hesitate to implement appropriate remedial measures.

This intervention comes amid reports that thousands of candidates are preparing to file a class-action lawsuit against the board over the alleged irregularities.

Many claimed they encountered technical malfunctions and inconsistent question displays during the examination.

The hashtag #ThisIsNotMyResult has been trending across many online platforms, with candidates and parents expressing their feelings over the low scores.

Meanwhile, Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, had last week during a television programme monitored by News Monger, attributed the mass failure to the efficacy of JAMB’s anti-malpractice technology.

He defended the results, stating that the board’s computer-based testing system had made cheating nearly impossible and should be extended to other national examinations such as WAEC and NECO.

Also, JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, also dismissed claims that the 2025 results were unprecedented.

Pressure from different quarters have continued to mount on the board, with widespread calls for transparency and fairness in the marking and result collation procedures.