A total of 379,997 candidates from the five South East states and Lagos will be rescheduled for another Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This was announced by JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.
Oloyede explained that 206,610 candidates in 65 centres in Lagos and 173,387 candidates in 92 centres across the five South East states were affected.
Taking responsibility for what he described as a “sabotage” of the 2025 UTME, Oloyede assured the affected candidates that they would begin receiving text messages from the Board starting Thursday regarding their rescheduled exams. “I apologise, I take full responsibility,” he said.
Out of the 1.9 million candidates who sat the UTME, over 1.5 million scored below 200 out of the maximum 400 marks, sparking concerns in the education sector. Of the 1,955,069 results processed, only 4,756 candidates (0.24%) scored 320 and above, considered top-tier performance. Another 7,658 candidates (0.39%) scored between 300 and 319, bringing the total number of those who scored 300 and above to 12,414 (0.63%).
Further breakdown of the scores shows that 73,441 candidates (3.76%) scored between 250 and 299, while 334,560 candidates (17.11%) scored between 200 and 249.
Meanwhile, 983,187 candidates (50.29%) scored between 160 and 199, which is often regarded as the minimum threshold for admission to many institutions.
The results also indicated that 488,197 candidates (24.97%) scored between 140 and 159, 57,419 (2.94%) scored between 120 and 139, 3,820 (0.20%) scored between 100 and 119, and 2,031 (0.10%) scored below 100.
More than 75% of candidates, or approximately 1.5 million, scored below 200, reflecting the average score, as the examination is graded out of 400 marks.
