For the errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Wednesday, broke into tears and apologised for what happened.
At a press conference in Abuja, the JAMB Boss declared in tears "I apologise for the trauma caused the candidates,”
He acknowledged “one or two errors” made during the 2025 UTME.
He also disclosed that the 379,997 candidates affected in the five states of the South East and Lagos State will be rescheduled for another Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination.
Describing what happened as a “sabotage” of the 2025 UTME, Oloyede took responsibility for it.
According to him, the affected candidates will start getting text messages from the Board starting Thursday.
He said “The affected candidates will start getting text messages for reschedule starting from tomorrow.
“I apologize, I take full responsibility.” he stated
Out of the 1.9 million candidates that sat for the UTME, over 1.5 million reportedly scored below 200 out of the maximum 400 marks, which sparked great concerns across the education sector.
According to the examination agency, a total of 1,955,069 results were processed, out of which only 4,756 candidates (0.24 per cent) scored 320 and above, considered top-tier performance, while 7,658 candidates (0.39 per cent) scored between 300 and 319, bringing the total for those who scored 300 and above to 12,414 candidates (0.63 per cent).
Also, 73,441 candidates (3.76 per cent) scored between 250 and 299 while 334,560 candidates (17.11 per cent) scored between 200 and 249.
A total of 983,187 candidates (50.29 per cent) scored between 160 and 199, which is widely regarded as the minimum threshold for admissions in many institutions.
In the same vein, 488,197 candidates (24.97 per cent) scored between 140 and 159, 57,419 candidates (2.94 per cent) scored between 120 and 139, 3,820 candidates (0.20 per cent) scored between 100 and 119, and 2,031 candidates (0.10 per cent) scored below 100.
Over 75 per cent of all candidates (1.5 million) scored below 200, average score seeing as the examination is graded over 400.