UTME Errors: NANS demands JAMB registrar’s resignation

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday called for the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Ishaq Oloyede, following the admittance by the examination body that the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was marred with errors.

NANS in a statement released by its National Public Relations Officer, Samson Adeyemi, described the errors as a “damning indictment of the institution’s incompetence.”

Oloyede, during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, broke down in tears while apologising for the errors in the UTME results.

Reacting to the admittance by the JAMB authority, Adeyemi stressed that the negligence of JAMB has caused untold psychological distress to the affected students while referencing a suicide case involving a student in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State over her UTME score.

He said, “The National Association of Nigerian Students is outraged by the unforgivable negligence of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, which has resulted in widespread despair among Nigerian students and, most tragically, the loss of a promising young life in Lagos.

“JAMB’s admission of errors in the released UTME results, particularly in Lagos and five South East states, is a damning indictment of the institution’s incompetence.

While stating that the affected students would rewrite the exams, Oloyede said he took full responsibility for the negligence of its staff which led to the errors.

“This catastrophic failure has shattered the dreams of countless students, subjected them to untold psychological distress, and, in this case, driven a young scholar to the ultimate despair.

“This is not just an administrative lapse, it is an institutional disgrace.”

NANS therefore demanded that the JAMB boss resign from his position and that compensation should be paid to the family of the deceased student.

“Prof. Ishaq Oloyede must resign without delay. The leadership that presided over this disaster cannot continue to administer an examination body that holds the future of Nigerian students in its hands.

“JAMB must bear responsibility for the irreversible damage it has caused and provide financial, psychological, and legal support to the grieving family.

“While JAMB has announced a rescheduled UTME for 379,997 students, NANS demands absolute transparency and integrity in this process.

“We will not tolerate further incompetence,” Adeyemi stated.