The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that results for the 379,000 candidates who participated in the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released on Wednesday.
The resit, conducted from Friday to Monday, followed widespread complaints of technical and human errors that marred the initial UTME in several locations, particularly in Lagos and the South-East. The board acknowledged these disruptions and said they significantly affected the performance of many candidates.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, had previously taken responsibility for the lapses, describing the situation as “sabotage.” He announced a makeup exam for the affected candidates and, in an emotional moment last week, broke down in tears during a press briefing.
Speaking to journalists on Monday, JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin said, “The results of the candidates who took the rescheduled exam will be released on Wednesday.”
Prof. Oloyede noted that 379,997 candidates were impacted—206,610 in 65 centres across Lagos and 173,387 in 92 centres in the South-East. Notifications for the rescheduled exam were sent via SMS beginning last Thursday.
The decision to reschedule the exam comes amid concerns over the overall performance in the 2025 UTME. Of the 1,955,069 candidates who initially sat for the exam, more than 1.5 million scored below 200 out of a possible 400 marks.
Breakdown of the original UTME results showed:
- 4,756 candidates (0.24%) scored 320 and above
- 7,658 (0.39%) scored between 300–319
- 73,441 (3.76%) scored between 250–299
- 334,560 (17.11%) scored between 200–249
- 983,187 (50.29%) scored between 160–199
- 488,197 (24.97%) scored between 140–159
- 57,419 (2.94%) scored between 120–139
- 3,820 (0.20%) scored between 100–119
- 2,031 (0.10%) scored below 100
The board reiterated its commitment to transparency and fairness as it prepares to release the resit results.
