The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially admitted that errors occurred during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), affecting the performance of many candidates nationwide.
This was disclosed by JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a press briefing held on Wednesday in Abuja. He expressed regret over the situation, saying:
“What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors.”
The UTME, Nigeria’s major entrance examination into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, evaluates candidates in four subjects, including Use of English as a compulsory paper. However, technical and operational issues appear to have impacted the overall performance of candidates this year.
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Below is the video of when the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, was addressing the issue in a Press Conference.
According to JAMB’s official statistics, of the 1,955,069 results processed:
- Only 4,756 candidates (0.24%) scored 320 and above.
- 7,658 candidates (0.39%) scored between 300 and 319,
- Bringing the total number of candidates who scored 300 and above to just 12,414 (0.63%).
- 73,441 candidates (3.76%) scored between 250 and 299,
- 334,560 (17.11%) scored between 200 and 249,
- While the majority, 983,187 candidates (50.29%), scored between 160 and 199.
Other score ranges include:
- 488,197 candidates (24.97%) scored between 140 and 159,
- 57,419 (2.94%) scored between 120 and 139,
- 3,820 (0.20%) scored between 100 and 119,
- And 2,031 (0.10%) scored below 100.
Over 75% of UTME candidates scored below 200, which is generally considered the average benchmark in the exam, graded over 400 marks.
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This poor performance has sparked serious concern across Nigeria’s education sector, with calls for an in-depth review of the examination process. Some affected candidates and parents have even threatened legal action against JAMB.
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