The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the engagement of leading IT specialists and educational assessment experts to investigate reported technical issues during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The decision follows widespread complaints from candidates who attributed the high failure rate in the recently concluded examination to alleged system malfunctions. Out of the 1.9 million candidates who sat for the exam, over 1.5 million reportedly scored below 200 out of a possible 400.
Reacting to the development, education advocate and Chief Executive Officer of Educare, Alex Onyia, revealed that thousands of affected candidates were preparing to initiate legal action against the examination body.
“Currently, we have 8,391 students who have sent in their complaints regarding the glitches in the JAMB 2025 exam,” Onyia stated via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle. “There is ample evidence to prove that JAMB’s system was inefficient, thereby causing serious harm to these students’ mental health.”
He further demanded transparency from the board, calling on JAMB to provide candidates with access to their mark sheets, including their scores, correct answers, and a means to contest discrepancies.
In response, JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed in a statement on Monday that the board had commenced a comprehensive post-examination review to assess the integrity of the 2025 UTME.
“As part of our system-wide audit, we have brought in experts from the Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria, Chief External Examiners from tertiary institutions, the Educational Assessment and Research Network in Africa, measurement specialists, and Vice Chancellors from various universities,” Benjamin said.
He explained that the review would cover all phases of the UTME process—from registration to result release—and assured that remedial actions would be taken if any faults were discovered.
“We take these concerns seriously. Should any lapses be confirmed, the board will not hesitate to apply appropriate corrective measures, in line with our established protocols,” he added.
