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JAMB says the glitch affected 206,610 UTME candidates across 65 centres in Lagos State and 173,387 candidates in 92 centres across South East states.

On Wednesday, the t issions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) itted a technical error that affected over 300,000 candidates who sat the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results.

Speaking during a press conference, JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, a professor, expressed deep regret over what he described as a disappointing setback in an exercise that had, until the glitch, been considered one of the most successful in recent years.

“So, I appeal to the candidates and those affected by the error of our system to accept this explanation as the truth of the matter without embellishment, please. I apologise and take full responsibility, not just in words,” he said.

Statistics

Mr Oloyede said the issue affected 157 examination centres across Lagos and the South-East.

He said the glitch affected 206,610 candidates across 65 centres in Lagos State and 173,387 candidates in 92 centres across South East states.

While 54.37 per cent of candidates affected are in Lagos state, the remaining 45.63 per cent are spread across Anambra, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, and Enugu states.

Mr Oloyede explained that the glitch was caused by a failed patch meant to update examination servers in the region.

2025 UTME and concerns over low scores

Over 1.9 million candidates sat this year’s UTME, of which 1.5 million—or 78 per cent—scored less than 200 points out of the 400 obtainable points.

However, some candidates protested their low scores, insisting they performed better than their results showed. Other Nigerians on social media also criticised JAMB for what they described as a massive failure.

Mr Oloyede said the UTME statistics are consistent with what has been obtainable over the years. Last year, 76 per cent of candidates who sat the UTME scored less than 200 points.

According to JAMB, in 2022, 1.3 million candidates out of 1.7 million, or 78 per cent, who took the 2022 UTME scored below 200.

In 2021, only 803 candidates out of 1.3 million –or 0.06 per cent– who sat the 2021 UTME scored above 300, the registrar, Mr Oloyede, said at the time.

However, the board invited stakeholders and reviewed the results after widespread concerns.

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This thread is to set the records straight and stop the falsehood being propagated by some liars and bigots.

Majority of those affected by the JAMB glitch are Yoruba candidates in Lagos. Yet, the people of the South West are not crying about ethnic targeting because we understand that such technical glitch can occur. However, it is really very sad and annoying seeing some folks trying to use the unfortunate occurrence to score cheap points of bigotry.

The young boys and girls who wrote the exam are a strong part of Nigeria’s future. Why are some of these folks trying to poison their minds with seeds of division, hatred and victim mentality over a technical glitch? To what end? Politics? This is just so pathetic and sympathetic at the same time.

Guilty conscience would make u explain when no one asked u

Abeg what exactly is the noise about this Jamb of a thing. I stopped reading as ordinary exams scores is turning into tribal

We too like petty gossiping for Nigeria

mrvitalis:
Guilty conscience would make u explain when no one asked u

Only an evil mind that thrives on lies and falsehood will find a fault in an attempt to set the records straight and clear the misconception.

Last year, it was Mmesoma who put JAMB on the spot, this time it's the glitch !
It's hard not to read internal sabotage into this.
The Registrar is humbled.
Instead of a resit, JAMB should just remark the earlier attempt of the candidates and give them their true scores.

You guys are still going to ethnicise a technical issue? .
Na wa o

Agbegbaorogboye:
You guys are still going to ethnicise a technical issue? .
Na wa o

go to twitter n see Ibo calling it marginalisation

It ought not be an issue if it evenly spread nationwide but this is Nigeria. We are warped to always reason the way we reason.

The minister of Education was hasty in his presumption on this glitch incident hence set the tone for the alleged ethno-regional bias by JAMB by people of the SE.

Guilty conscience and damage control.

ALTERNATEID:
This thread is to set the records straight and stop the falsehood being propagated by some liars and bigots.

Majority of those affected by the JAMB glitch are Yoruba candidates in Lagos. Yet, the people of the South West are not crying about ethnic targeting because we understand that such technical glitch can occur. However, it is really very sad and annoying seeing some folks trying to use the unfortunate occurrence to score cheap points of bigotry.

The young boys and girls who wrote the exam are a strong part of Nigeria’s future. Why are some of these folks trying to poison their minds with seeds of division, hatred and victim mentality over a technical glitch? To what end? Politics? This is just so pathetic and sympathetic at the same time.

You mean all the 206,000 candidates affected in Lagos are Yoruba?
How did you arrive at this very factual conclusion

Sharpsharp00123:
go to twitter n see Ibo calling it marginalisation

"Mass failure in JAMB shows anti-cheating measures are working" About 7 days ago that was comment from Minister of Education, Alausa. But today @JAMBHQ don take responsibility for the errors."

The above state by the education minster have already confirmed the biased assumption of many people. He should have let JAMB do a post UTME forensic review first before grandstanding on effectiveness of anti exam malpractice measures.

Sharpsharp00123:
go to twitter n see Ibo calling it marginalisation

And how does it affect you
Is your name marginalization?

Agbegbaorogboye:

You mean all the 206,000 candidates affected in Lagos are Yoruba?
How did you arrive at this very factual conclusion

You mean all the 173,000 candidates affected in some south east states are Ibo?
How did you arrive at this very factual conclusion

ALTERNATEID:


You mean all the 173,000 candidates affected in some south east states are Ibo?
How did you arrive at this very factual conclusion

Where did I make that claim?
You wrote very confidently that all the 206,000 candidates that sat in Lagos are Yoruba or were you having a seizure while writing?

ALTERNATEID:
This thread is to set the records straight and stop the falsehood being propagated by some liars and bigots.

Majority of those affected by the JAMB glitch are Yoruba candidates in Lagos. Yet, the people of the South West are not crying about ethnic targeting because we understand that such technical glitch can occur. However, it is really very sad and annoying seeing some folks trying to use the unfortunate occurrence to score cheap points of bigotry.

LibertyRep:
Last year, it was Mmesoma who put JAMB on the spot, this time it's the glitch !
It's hard not to read internal sabotage into this.
The Registrar is humbled.
Instead of a resit, JAMB should just remark the earlier attempt of the candidates and give them their true scores.

This is what they should do rather than go and set more difficult and different trst and complicate issues. Jamb is nor helpful

Any person or tribe that is not complaining already knows that if they rewrite JAMB a billion times nothing changes. They complain is basically for those who feel cheated and undermarked and predictably. They are from a part of the country where they don't take no for an answer

Agbegbaorogboye:

Where did I make that claim?
You wrote very confidently that all the 206,000 candidates that sat in Lagos are Yoruba or were you having a seizure while writing?

He saw my comment but missed every other comments by Ibo folks both on Nairaland and Twitter. Typical!

ALTERNATEID:


He saw my comment but missed every other comment by Ibo folks both on Nairaland and Twitter. Typical!

And how does this comment affect you?
In fact, how does this comment rile you? Most of those who complained about the jamb results were from the East. That's a fact

Agbegbaorogboye:

And how does this comment affect you?
In fact, how does this comment rile you? Most of those who complained about the jamb results were from the East. That's a fact

lol. Like I wrote before, the aim of this thread is to set the records straight and put a lie to the falsehood of those attempting to ethnicize the jamb glitch. If setting the records straight is giving you migraines, deal with it buddy. The truth stands irrespective of how you feel about it. The glitch affected more people in the South west than the south east so you guys should stop trying to ethnicize the unfortunate situation.

You all were caught using federal institution for myopic tribal competition with your superior

IREV technical glitch against Obi
JAMB technical glitch against Igbos

Why always Igbos?

Agbegbaorogboye:
You guys are still going to ethnicise a technical issue? .
Na wa o

Since apc and inec introduced this word glitch in 2023 Nigeria have never been the same, this was the same words that brought am incompetent old snail man into power.

DMerciful:
IREV technical glitch against Obi
JAMB technical glitch against Igbos

Why always Igbos?

The JAMB guy was at least honest enough to it his wrongdoing unlike the useless inec that was even forming boss on systematic rigging

Sharpsharp00123:
go to twitter n see Ibo calling it marginalisation

Igbos have already made ut so on twitter. From their Phd holders to their Okpa sellers. They are all crying tribalism.

DMerciful:
IREV technical glitch against Obi
JAMB technical glitch against Igbos

Why always Igbos?

So what happened to Atiku that came 2nd. Why always Fulani?

Why should there be a glitch when exams are to take place.
It's all the corrupt junkyard system that will work no matter how legal or illegal anything is in this country.
They know they will loose corrupt income if there is no glitch!
So they make a makeshift system to cause problem so candidates will come and resit and to make their money again!
This is why.i tell you "NOTHING WORKS IN NIGERIA EXCEPT BY BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION!

ALTERNATEID:
This thread is to set the records straight and stop the falsehood being propagated by some liars and bigots.

Majority of those affected by the JAMB glitch are Yoruba candidates in Lagos. Yet, the people of the South West are not crying about ethnic targeting because we understand that such technical glitch can occur. However, it is really very sad and annoying seeing some folks trying to use the unfortunate occurrence to score cheap points of bigotry.

The young boys and girls who wrote the exam are a strong part of Nigeria’s future. Why are some of these folks trying to poison their minds with seeds of division, hatred and victim mentality over a technical glitch? To what end? Politics? This is just so pathetic and sympathetic at the same time.

Babablu bulabu. Where did you see state of origin in the post to resort to such conclusion?


You are sentencing yourself.

Best of luck to them.

Yea. Half of the students in my son's school were affected and successfully rescheduled
for tomorrow and Saturday. Thank God my son did well.

MKPỤRỤMMIRI association wants FREE 300 scores . My people sef .

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