Reps Launch Probe Into JAMB’s 2025 UTME Failures

The House of Representatives has initiated an investigation into technical issues reported by JAMB during the 2025 UTME, which have affected over 200,000 students nationwide.

The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into a technical problem that reportedly affected the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

This decision came during a plenary session held on Thursday after lawmakers supported a motion of urgent public importance. The UTME is an annual exam that determines whether Nigerian students can gain admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.

In recent years, JAMB replaced the paper-based test with a computer-based testing (CBT) format to reduce cheating and improve efficiency. However, many candidates have complained about technical issues like poor network, login failures, and system crashes.

These problems became more serious during the 2025 UTME, prompting lawmakers to step in. The goal of the investigation is to find out what went wrong and how to prevent it from happening again.

JAMB’s Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, has acknowledged that there were mistakes during the UTME. He revealed that 206,610 candidates in 65 centres across Lagos and 92 centres in the Owerri zone—covering 173,387 candidates in five South-East states—were affected.

“What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors,” Oloyede admitted. “We set all machineries in order; regardless, there were still errors.”

He also said, “206,610 in 65 centres were affected in Lagos and 92 centres in the Owerri zone comprising 173,387 candidates in the five states of the South East were affected.”

Oloyede took responsibility for what he described as a “sabotage” of the UTME. He mentioned that affected candidates would receive text messages from JAMB starting Thursday and would be allowed to retake the exam between May 16 and May 19, 2025.

Reacting to the issue, former presidential candidate Peter Obi called on JAMB and other key institutions to adopt solid quality assurance systems. He advised that these systems should include proper testing and regular checks of their technical tools.

While praising JAMB’s quick response and openness, Obi said the incident showed a bigger problem. He pointed out that the emotional and psychological impact on students—and even parents—has been severe.

According to him, “The emotional and psychological toll on students, and even parents, some of whom have reportedly suffered severe trauma, and in heartbreaking cases, even death, serves as a reminder of what is at stake.”

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