The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a critical review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results slated for Thursday, May 15, 2025, following a wave of public dissatisfaction over reported scoring anomalies.
The review will assemble vice-chancellors, rectors, provosts, school principals, examiners, and technical experts in Abuja to scrutinize the examination process and results amid widespread protests by candidates and parents alleging technical glitches and unfair scoring.
An official notice revealed that the panel includes representatives from the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria, and the Educational Assessment and Research Network. The board’s management emphasized the panel’s mandate “to identify challenges, if any, and proffer relevant recommendations to prevent a recurrence,” assuring the process will incur no additional cost to JAMB.
The 2025 UTME saw over 1.9 million candidates sit for the exam, but shockingly, more than 1.5 million scored below 200 out of 400 marks, stirring concerns across the education sector. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, defended the results, stating, “This is not peculiar to this year. The performance statistics are consistent with those of the last 12 years.” However, candidates remain unconvinced, some threatening legal action.
JAMB spokesman Dr. Fabian Benjamin acknowledged the “unusual complaints” from certain states and confirmed that the board is accelerating its post-examination system review to investigate and rectify any technical issues. Meanwhile, the Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, hailed the results as proof that anti-malpractice measures are bearing fruit. The board has also assured affected candidates disrupted by technical faults will be given another chance to write the exam.
