Over 8,000 candidates, as well as parents, have submitted complaints to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) alleging discrepancies in the released results.
The candidates who rejected their results alleged that they did not reflect their actual performance and called on JAMB to release the modalities with which it scored each candidate.
Some of the affected candidates said they would sue JAMB as a result.
One of the candidates, @Pennyfabz, who scored 156, expressed concerns, saying she had previously scored 285 in the previous edition of the UTME.
Another candidate wrote: “Dear @JAMBHQ, something is wrong with my result. I’m very confident that this is not what I’m meant to get. Please look into this matter. I’m seriously comforting myself that everything is okay. Please listen to our plea. I can’t go from 285 to 156,” the candidate posted on X.
A parent also called for a review, saying, “We demand a remark from JAMB. These are exceptional students scoring below 200. Many complained of incomplete questions and other technical issues. JAMB has said nothing. This cannot be swept under the rug.”
Following the anomalies that occurred during the just-concluded tests, JAMB said it will review the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination due to “unusual” public complaints.
It said vice-chancellors, provosts, rectors, school principals, examiners, and technical experts will undertake the review to scrutinise the examination process and address the widespread dissatisfaction expressed by candidates and stakeholders.
According to the official notice, the review panel, which includes members from the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria, the Educational Assessment and Research Network, and top officials from Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, will evaluate the conduct and outcome of the 2025 UTME.
JAMB’s spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the board was accelerating its annual post-examination system review, which typically assesses the registration, examination, and result phases months after the exercise.
“We are particularly concerned about the unusual complaints originating from a few states within the federation,” Benjamin stated.
“We are currently scrutinising these complaints in detail to identify and rectify any potential technical issues.”
According to the statement, the board is scrutinising these complaints in detail to identify and rectify potential technical issues.
JAMB said the annual review encompasses three key stages: registration, examination, and result release.
“In furtherance of the commitment of the board to earn public confidence in its processes, the management of the board has approved your participation to be part of the review panel constituted to appraise the conduct of the examination with the mandate to identify challenges, if any, and proffer relevant recommendations to prevent a recurrence,” the notice reads in part.
