The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is trending due to significant developments surrounding the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). A technical glitch, attributed to a failed software update, affected over 370,000 candidates across 157 centers in Lagos and the South-East, leading to the invalidation of their results. JAMB has taken full responsibility for the error and has scheduled resit examinations for the affected candidates starting Friday, May 16, 2025.
The overlap of these rescheduled UTME exams with the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has raised concerns among parents and educators. They fear that the concurrent scheduling could overwhelm students, potentially impacting their performance in both critical examinations .
In response to the situation, Hon. Adedeji Stanley Olajide, Chairman of the House Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology, and Cybersecurity, has called for an urgent overhaul of JAMB's digital infrastructure. He cited systemic deficiencies, including poor registration architecture, lack of real-time server backups, and inconsistent standards at Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers, as factors contributing to the recent crisis.
Despite the challenges, some candidates reported improvements in the resit examinations. They noted that the questions were clearer and the technical issues that plagued the initial exams were addressed, leading to a more satisfactory testing experience.
JAMB's transparency in acknowledging the errors and its swift action to rectify the situation have been commended by various stakeholders, including African universities. However, the incident has sparked a broader conversation about the need for robust digital systems in Nigeria's examination processes to prevent future occurrences.
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