By Abiola Olawale
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it has launched a comprehensive investigation into widespread complaints following the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results.
The examination board said it is fast-tracking its annual system review to identify and address technical issues that may have impacted candidates’ performance, according to a statement released on Monday.
JAMB Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, in a press release on Monday, said that the examination body has already engaged several experts to assist in this process.
The statement reads in part:” “In response, the Board is fast-forwarding its annual system review—a comprehensive post-mortem of the examination process that is conducted each year months after the exercise.
“The Board’s annual review encompasses three key stages: registration, examination, and result release.
“During the examination phase, JAMB ensures that every candidate is allowed to sit for the test. Should any technical issues arise, the Board reschedules the examination for affected candidates without hesitation.
“We are particularly concerned about the unusual complaints originating from a few states within the Federation. We are currently scrutinising these complaints in detail to identify and rectify any potential technical issues.
“To assist in this process, we have engaged several experts, including members from the Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria, Chief External Examiners, who are heads of tertiary institutions; the Educational Assessment and Research Network in Africa; measurement experts; and vice chancellors from various institutions.
“If it is determined that there were indeed glitches, we will implement appropriate remedial measures promptly, as we do in the case of the examinations themselves.”
This comes after JAMB, in its official data, revealed out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, only 420,415 scored above 200, representing just over 21% of test-takers.
A staggering 78.49% scored below the 200-mark threshold, with less than 1% achieving scores above 300.
