The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced the rescheduling of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 379,997 candidates throughout Lagos and 5 South-East states following what has been described as a case of examination “sabotage.”
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who grew to become visibly emotional and broke into tears whereas apologising for the setbacks skilled in the course of the examination course of, disclosed this on Wednesday throughout a press briefing in Abuja.
“I apologise for the trauma precipitated the candidates and I take full duty for this,” he stated.
In line with Oloyede, investigations carried out by the Board revealed important errors within the conduct of the examination in particular areas, which necessitated the rescheduling.
He disclosed that affected candidates would start receiving textual content messages from Thursday, Might 15, 2025, informing them of their new examination dates.
“The affected candidates will begin getting textual content messages for reschedule ranging from tomorrow,” he confirmed.
Oloyede didn’t draw back from accepting blame, stating that the errors had been as a consequence of inner sabotage. “I apologise, I take full duty,” he stated, repeating his dedication to accountability and transparency within the examination physique’s operations.
The rescheduling announcement got here amid rising issues over the general poor efficiency on this 12 months’s UTME. Out of 1,955,069 outcomes processed, over 1.5 million candidates scored beneath 200 out of the utmost 400 marks.
Statistical breakdown launched by JAMB confirmed that solely 4,756 candidates (0.24%) scored 320 and above, whereas 7,658 candidates (0.39%) scored between 300 and 319. A complete of 12,414 candidates (0.63%) scored 300 and above, typically thought to be a benchmark for top-tier efficiency.
Additional knowledge revealed that 73,441 candidates (3.76%) scored between 250 and 299, whereas 334,560 candidates (17.11%) scored between 200 and 249.
The most important cluster of candidates, 983,187 (50.29%) scored between 160 and 199, which is broadly accepted because the minimal cutoff for admission into many tertiary establishments.
Moreover, 488,197 candidates (24.97%) scored between 140 and 159, 57,419 candidates (2.94%) scored between 120 and 139, 3,820 candidates (0.20%) between 100 and 119, and a couple of,031 candidates (0.10%) scored beneath 100.
The widespread low scores sparked criticism throughout the schooling sector, with consultants calling for a re-evaluation of Nigeria’s secondary schooling system and examination processes.
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