Alausa attributes 2025 UTME abysmal failure to JAMB’s anti-examination malpractice technologies

…JAMB orders review of 2025 UTME amid candidate complaints

Tunji Alausa, the minister of education, has attributed the mass failure noticed in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to the success of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) advanced anti-examination malpractice technologies.

Alausa claimed while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme, he defended the examination outcome, claiming the computer-based system had made cheating “nearly impossible.”

The minister went ahead to recommend that other national examination bodies, such as the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO), should adopt similar technology-driven measures.

Meanwhile, JAMB has announced an immediate review of the 2025 UTME after receiving an extraordinary flood of complaints from candidates and parents nationwide.

Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s spokesman, confirmed in a statement what he described as an “unusual volume of complaints” since the UTME results were released.

The concerns range from alleged technical malfunctions during the exams to incomplete questions and record-low scores.

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According to JAMB, the surge in grievances has compelled it to expedite its post-examination review process, which typically takes place months after the examinations.

“We are particularly concerned about the unusual complaints originating from a few states within the federation. We are currently scrutinizing these reports to identify and rectify any potential technical issues,” the statement read.

Moreover, experts have been drafted to investigate UTME 2025 complaints, according to the board. JAMB said that the review would cover the entire UTME cycle, from registration to examination conduct and result release.

To aid this investigation, the board has engaged several independent experts, including members of the Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria, chief external examiners from tertiary institutions, education assessment specialists, and vice chancellors.

“If any faults are confirmed in the system, appropriate remedial measures will be promptly implemented, as we’ve always done in such cases,” JAMB assured.