…admits full responsibility for negligence by Board’s staff
A mild drama occurred on Wednesday as the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, broke down in tears while apologising for the errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
Oloyede, who broke down and wept profusely, during a press conference in Abuja, said, “I apologise for the trauma caused to the candidates.”
Earlier, at the beginning of the press briefing, the JAMB registrar acknowledged “one or two errors” made during the 2025 UTME.
Oloyede, who wept profusely and intermittently dried his face with a handkerchief, admitted full responsibility for the negligence of JAMB staff.
He, however, announced that 65 centres in Lagos and 92 centres in Owerri Zone covering the five states in the South East, would rewrite the exam.
“Today marks a moment we shall not soon forget – a day that should have been filled with celebration for what was, until recently, regarded as our most successful UTME exercise. Regrettably, this joy has been overshadowed by an easily avoidable error by one or two persons,” Oloyede tearfully said.
The JAMB registrar added, “In simple terms, while 65 centres (206,610 candidates) were affected in Lagos zone (comprising only Lagos State), 92 centres (173,387 candidates) were affected in Owerri zone, which includes the South East states. In clear terms, in the process of rectifying the issue, the technical personnel deployed by the Service Provider for LAG (Lagos and South-East zones) inadvertently failed to update some of the delivery servers. Regrettably, this oversight went undetected prior to the release of the results.”
