According to Professor Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), there was a glitch in the 2025 UTME exam result, and 387,754 candidates were affected in five states.
And within 48 hours, JAMB announces they will be a re-sit for the affected candidates which take place from Friday, May 16, to Sunday, May 18.2025.
The expert and CEO of Educare, Alex Onyia says “It was a clear human error, not a glitch in the JAMB backend, and resit was not the only option.
It has happened, and to fix it, the expert recommended that they remark it again, because doing a resit in 48 hours is not practicable, but Jamb insisted and went ahead with it, he said.
Onyia said, when we looked at the system and understood the architecture, we noticed that there are two main clusters, the CAD cluster and they have the land cluster.”
In the land cluster, we have the Lagos zone and Owerri zone, Kogi state, and the FCT is part of this land cluster. The big question was, why did it affect only two states and didn’t affect the other two in the same cluster?
It means something was fishy.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB has released the results of the 2025 UTME resit that was held for students who were affected by technical issues during the first exam.
Over 3,000 results were cancelled as a result of exam malpractice.
Out of 336,000 students of the rescheduled candidates, about 21,000 of them were absent due to the ongoing 2025 May/June wace and others, and JAMB says that over 3,000 results were cancelled due to exam malpractice, the board also revealed that 71% of those who wrote the reset scored below 200 with very few scoring up to 217.
Moreover, several students online have come forward saying that their scores were much higher during the recent examinations than JAMB is reporting, and this, of course, raises questions about the board’s latest claims and figures.
Alex Onyia the CEO of a company called Educare. When the first results came out, there was a mass failure. He took it upon himself to pursue litigation on behalf of these students and held jamb for the error.
What Alxe onyia have to say after the rescheduled exams
He said, “It is now clearly obvious that this is the best JAMB results since 2017, that’s since the last nine years, from the worst results a few weeks ago to the best few weeks later I saw it, I knew it and I was right.”
What some students are saying online
And he posted figures to back that claim up at Kaye says my brother scored 156 in the JAMB examination that had the glitch.
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Kaye says “I watched my very happy and playful brother become sad. Well, he just checked his result today, and he got 253, so how is JAMB saying that over 70% of them scored below 200.”
Yusuff Ademola says” I got 152 at first with a little preparation, now I got 278.”
ALEX again!
Says “The Guardian intentionally misrepresented the facts. 99% of them scored less than 200 in the cancelled results.
This generation of Nigerian students are very brilliant even with all the distractions available. This year’s results is the best in nine years.
The Lagos cluster that’s the south eastern states and Lagos, from the recent results published, are by far the top performing states in the country.”
It would be nice to see JAMB come out and support these statements, and say, indeed, the students are right because right now they are contradicting one another, the students and JAMB have very different results and outcomes.
Exam Malpractice in Nigeria: A Systemic Issue – Dr peter Ogudoro, an education researcher
• Examination malpractice in Nigeria is a significant issue that has been exacerbated by factors such as poverty, lack of financial means, and the emphasis on diplomas.
• The system is based on the belief that certificates are the only important thing in life, leading to a system that over-reliances on grades.
• The focus on diplomas, whether it’s a school certificate, JAMB certificate, polytechnic, or university, is a significant factor in the flourishing of examination malpractice.
• The emphasis on diplomas is not as prevalent as in other countries, with children starting to write exams even at 18 months.
• The system needs to focus more on skills, knowledge, and practical problem-solving abilities rather than just grades.
• The leadership of JAMB alone cannot resolve the problem of examination malpractice.
• The larger education ecosystem needs to be involved, starting with the minister and collaborating with employers.
• The system should not solely rely on JAMB results to determine university admission.
• The system should not only use a two-hour exam to determine eligibility, but also consider other factors such as leadership capability, commitment to community service, and patriotism.
In conclusion, the country needs to address the systemic flaws and focus on addressing the issues that contribute to examination malpractice. By focusing on skills, knowledge, and practical problem-solving, the country can create a more equitable and successful educational system.