Nzuko Umunna, a pan-Igbo socio-economic and political advocacy group, has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to ensure that scores from the rescheduled UTME examinations are displayed immediately after the tests held on May 16 and May 17.
The resit was organized following JAMB’s admission of “technical glitches” that affected the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), particularly in parts of the South-East and Lagos State.
In a statement issued on Friday in Enugu and jointly signed by the group’s President, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, and Executive Secretary, Dr. Uju Agomoh, Nzuko Umunna stressed the need for transparency in the handling of the resit process.
The statement was titled: “JAMB’s glitch controversy: Transparency and Fairness in the Administration of Examinations and Examination Results for South Eastern Students.”
The group expressed deep concern over what it described as a troubling episode involving the UTME results of candidates from the South-East, saying the issue “has not gone unnoticed.”
“According to the statement, some of us in the academia and other realms have been networking to ensure that the now notorious ‘glitch’ is not allowed to truncate the future of our children,” the group said.
“We figured that if we let this one go unchallenged, they will do it for WAEC and NECO examinations soon.”
Nzuko Umunna acknowledged the apology issued by the JAMB Registrar over the mishap but criticized the decision to schedule the resit exams less than 48 hours after JAMB publicly accepted responsibility.
“We appreciate the apology tendered by JAMB Registrar, but are concerned about the fixing of the retake or resit exams less than 48 hours after JAMB’s admission of blame for the fiascos.”
“Given that many of our children are currently retaking the examination as at today, May 16, 2025, we strongly insist that no such occurrence should happen in future.”
The group further urged the examination body to adopt an automatic score display system immediately after candidates complete the Computer-Based Test (CBT).
“Also, we urge that JAMB should ensure instant UTME score display at the end of the exam,” the statement read.
Nzuko Umunna emphasized that since UTME is a CBT, there is no justification for delaying result releases.
“It noted that this feature is standard in many global tests like GRE, GMAT, and TOEFL, adding that Nigerian candidates deserve the same level of dignity and clarity.”
“Displaying scores immediately after the exam ends will: promote transparency and trust; reduce suspicion and controversy; ensure that any errors or discrepancies are spotted early and help students take responsibility for their performance or contest it, if necessary,” the group concluded.
