The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has initiated an urgent review of the recently concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following widespread reports of technical issues, incomplete questions, and unexpectedly low scores.
According to public complaints, thousands of affected candidates, numbering at least 8,391 are preparing to file a class-action suit against JAMB, alleging systemic irregularities during the examination process.
In response to mounting concerns, JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, issued a statement on Monday confirming the receipt of what he termed an “unusual volume of complaints” since the UTME results were released last Friday.
“We are particularly concerned about the unusual complaints originating from a few states within the federation.”
“We are currently scrutinising these complaints in detail to identify and rectify any potential technical issues,” the statement read.
Dr. Benjamin added that the complaints have accelerated JAMB’s typical post-examination review process, which ordinarily spans several months.
He noted that this review will cover all three phases of the UTME cycle: registration, examination, and result release.
To ensure a thorough assessment, JAMB has reportedly engaged several independent experts and professional bodies.
“To assist in this process, we have engaged a number of experts, including members from the Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria, Chief External Examiners, who are heads of tertiary institutions, the Educational Assessment and Research Network in Africa, measurement experts, and Vice Chancellors from various institutions,” he stated.
He assured that should any faults be discovered, the board would take immediate corrective action.
“If it is determined that there were indeed glitches, we will implement appropriate remedial measures promptly, as we do in the case of the examinations themselves,” Dr. Benjamin said.
Meanwhile, Alex Onyia, education advocate and Chief Executive Officer of Educare, disclosed that legal proceedings are being prepared and will be filed at the Federal High Court.
“Currently, we have 8,391 students who have sent in their complaints regarding the glitches in the JAMB 2025 exam,” Onyia posted via his verified X handle, @winexv.
“There is ample evidence to prove that JAMB’s system was inefficient, thereby causing serious harm to these students’ mental health.”
