JAMB reschedules UTME for 379,997 S’East, Lagos candidates affected by errors

The 379,997 candidates in the five states of the South East and Lagos will be rescheduled for another Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination.

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq made this known in Abuja on Wednesday.

Oloyede, who took responsibility for what he described as a “sabotage” of the 2025 UTME, said the affected candidates will start getting text messages from the Board starting Thursday.

“The affected candidates will start getting text messages for reschedule starting from tomorrow.

“I apologise, I take full responsibility.”

Of the 1.9 million candidates who sat the UTME, over 1.5 million reportedly scored below 200 out of the maximum 400 marks, raising concerns across the education sector.

Earlier, JAMB admitted to errors which affected the performance of students during the 2025 UTME.

Oloyede said, “What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors.”

Oloyede broke into tears as he apologised for the errors.

“I apologise for the trauma caused the candidates,” Oloyede said tearfully during a press conference in Abuja.

The UTME is a critical prerequisite for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It tests candidates in four subjects, including the compulsory Use of English, with the other three drawn from their proposed field of study.