JAMB has admitted to a systemic glitch in the 2025 UTME exams. Recall that the board, during the release of the results, claimed that over 70% of candidates scored less than 200. However, cries from Nigerians who believed their JAMB scores were far below their expectations echoed across social media.
This public outcry forced the Registrar, Prof. Oloyede, to finally admit that there was a systemic error in the server, which affected some parts of Lagos and the five Southeastern states.
The Registrar, who burst into tears on live TV, apologized to the parents of the affected children and noted that their exams would be rescheduled. Those who were affected by the glitch and had to rewrite their exams would now resit the exams again.
My question is this: First, who should we blame for such carelessness in an exam that directly affects and impacts the lives of millions of secondary school students in Nigeria?
Why did the body go ahead to publish the results, knowing full well there was a glitch?
Is this the first time they are making such an error? Because the truth is, it was only the pressure from Nigerians that finally made them admit there was a fault in their system.
It's frustrating that someone would have to rewrite an exam without prior notice due to incompetence.
In fact, I can state that JAMB is an example of what is wrong with our institutions in Nigeria. In a big institution, someone makes a huge mistake that directly affects others, and yet not one person bears the consequences?
If there were consequences for carelessness, the institutions would have been more diligent. But sadly, there are none.
Newton’s third law says that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction—but unfortunately, there is no opposite reaction here, not even a conversation.
With their carelessness and refusal to take full accountability, JAMB, like many other institutions in this country, has failed Nigerians and lost their confidence. In fact, whenever results are released again, there will be more questions than answers.
The only way the institution can regain Nigerians’ trust is by being open and transparent—like allowing students to access their full mark sheets along with their scores.
It’s simply unacceptable that an exam which determines whether a person gains admission into the university is now seen as a game of luck.
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