The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained its decision to urgently reschedule the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 379,997 candidates.
TheNewsGuru reports that the examination body had announced the rescheduling of another examination for 379,997 candidates who were affected by the error, which were mostly in Lagos and the five states of the South East.
It would be recalled that JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, took responsibility for the errors while apologising to the candidates.
According to Jamb, the rescheduled exam will start on Friday, May 16, 2025, for 379,997 candidates in five states of the South East and Lagos.
In reaction, Nigerians condemned the short notice given to candidates, citing concerns about the candidates’ ability to prepare for the exam adequately.
However, responding to concerns, the exam body cited unavoidable clashes with other national examinations and the need to maintain the academic calendar..
Speaking, Dr Fabian Benjamin JAMB spokesperson ,explained that if the examination were not scheduled at this time, it would conflict with other academic activities.
“If we don’t do it now, it will be in August. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) are writing their exams. After that, the National Examinations Council (NECO) would start, and then the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB),” Benjamin