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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the 2025 UTME could have been its finest yet, were it not for “the carelessness, negligence, and lack of concern” exhibited by the agents entrusted.
JAMB Registrar Is-haq Oloyede made this statement on Wednesday during the press conference addressing the mass failure of this year’s exam.
Oloyede said that the board has identified the source of the problem within 24 hours of rigorous work.
He explained that the issue arose in 65 centres in Lagos and 92 centres in the Owerri zone.
According to Oloyede, a failure to properly apply a crucial software patch to some servers in these centres disrupted the upload of candidates’ responses, especially during the first three or four days of the examination.
“The 2025 UTME that could have been our finest yet, were it not for the carelessness, negligence, and lack of concern exhibited by the agents entrusted with this crucial yet straightforward function,” Oloyede said.
Oloyede disclosed that upon identifying the issue, JAMB immediately engaged the Chief External Examiners from the six affected states: Lagos, Imo, Anambra, Oyo, Abia, and Ebonyi.
“We also invited Prof. Bashir Galadanchi, a leading expert in Computer Science; the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPSS), which was represented by a leading voice in public advocacy, Dr. (Mrs) Bukola Dosumu. A number of our vocal critics were also invited to the interaction, such that we could jointly and sincerely examine the situation,” he added.
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