The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results following what it described as a wave of “unusual complaints” from candidates after the release of the results on Friday.
Speaking on the development, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said the performance data for the 2025 UTME falls within the expected range based on trends from the past 12 years.
“This is not peculiar to this year. The performance statistics are consistent with those of the last 12 years,” Oloyede stated.
He cited previous years to support his claim, noting that in 2024, 76 per cent of candidates scored below 200, while in 2022, 78 per cent of the 1.7 million candidates also fell below that mark. In 2021, only 803 out of 1.3 million candidates scored above 300.
Despite the consistency in historical performance, the volume of complaints has prompted the board to reassess the 2025 results to ensure accuracy and address public concerns.
