The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will release results for 379,000 candidates who retook the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Wednesday, following widespread technical glitches during the initial test.
JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede admitted to system failures affecting 206,610 candidates in Lagos and 173,387 in Southeast states, calling it "sabotage." Only 0.63% of original 1.9 million candidates scored above 300/400, while 75% scored below 200.
"The resit results will be released Wednesday," JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin confirmed to The PUNCH.
Meanwhile, Southeast lawmakers demand Oloyede's resignation, calling the exam a "catastrophic institutional failure." In a statement, Rep. Iduma Igariwey (PDP-Ebonyi) criticized:
*"JAMB's 48-hour resit notice clashed with WAEC exams, causing trauma. We demand fresh UTME after WAEC/NECO and suspension of responsible officials."*
The controversy continues as stakeholders question JAMB's credibility amid Nigeria's heightened education crisis.
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