JAMB Orders Emergency Review of 2025 UTME Over Complaints of Technical Failures and Poor Scores

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has ordered an emergency review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following widespread complaints from candidates and parents over technical issues, mass failure, and inconsistencies in result processing.

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the announcement in Abuja on Tuesday, stating that the Board had received thousands of petitions detailing cases of computer malfunctions, missing subjects, biometric errors, and unexplained score drops across several examination centres nationwide.

“We are aware of the challenges faced by many candidates during this year’s UTME. The Board has begun a comprehensive review of reported cases, and we are committed to ensuring no candidate is unfairly penalized due to technical errors,” he said.

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Social media has been flooded with screenshots of unusually low results, some showing scores as low as 15 or 22 out of 400. In several states, aggrieved students staged peaceful protests, demanding a probe into what they described as “the worst UTME experience in years.”

According to insiders at JAMB, the review will include a centre-by-centre audit of CBT facilities, revalidation of suspicious results, and disciplinary actions against accredited centres found guilty of sabotage or gross incompetence.

Educational advocacy groups, including the National Union of Students and the Association of Concerned Parents, have also urged JAMB to consider conducting a makeup exam for affected candidates or introduce a score review window before tertiary admission begins.

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Meanwhile, the National Assembly Committee on Education has summoned JAMB officials for an emergency hearing scheduled later this week, with lawmakers expressing concern over the credibility of the 2025 examination process.

This marks the first time in five years that JAMB has initiated a full-scale emergency review, signaling a potential overhaul in its examination monitoring and technology deployment strategy ahead of the 2026 UTME.