Victor EzejaIn its quest to ensure no one is left behind, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced another round of mop-up examinations for candidates who missed the just-concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB Registrar, who made this known on Wednesday at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, noted that it will give all affected candidates, regardless of the cause of their absence in earlier examinations to participate.
Join our WhatsApp Channel“This time, we are creating a new mop-up. Even those who missed the earlier exam due to absence will get another opportunity,” Oloyede stated.
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He explained that in a serious system, it is a normal thing for institutions to organise make up test for students who missed it for no fault of theirs, provided there is no abuse.
The JAMB registrar clarified that the UTME is ranking examination, and not a measure of intelligence or academic potential.
“Its purpose is to rank candidates for limited admission slots, not to test how smart someone is,” Oloyede explained.
JAMB has been heavily criticised in the recent weeks following the technical error that occurred during the 2025 UTME which affected over 300,000 candidates in the five Southeast states and Lagos.
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The JAMB registrar took responsibility for the error and announced a resit which took place between Friday 18 and Monday, 19 May 2025.
However, the JAMB registrar insisted that there was no intention to deliberately sabotage candidates from a particular part of the country as was alleged in some quarters.
“I didn’t even realise people viewed issues around me through ethnic lenses. We must rise above such profiling,” he stated.
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He commended students who participated in the resit for their resilience despite the short notice and logistical challenges.
He reiterated the Board’s commitment to transparency and fairness in admissions.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
