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BBC News
15-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Jamb 2025: Nigeria's exam body admits 'glitch' amid low pass rate
Nigeria's national examination body has admitted to a "technical glitch" which compromised some results of this year's university-entrance exams, after nearly 80% of students got low have complained about not being able to log in to the computers, questions not showing up and power cuts making it impossible to take the low pass rate has sparked widespread outrage, especially after one candidate took her own Opesusi Timileyin, 19, who was aspiring to study microbiology at university, died after swallowing poison, her family said. Her father and elder sister told the BBC that she had sat the exam for the second time and got 146 marks out of 400, lower than the 193 she had last year."The pain made her take her own life," her father, Oluwafemi Opesusi, told BBC 200 or above out of 400 is enough to get a place in 400,000 of the 1.9 million students achieved that mark, one of the worst performances in recent student, Favour Eke, told BBC Igbo that 10 of the 165 questions didn't appear on the screen - all she could see was the multiple choice options for the answers."We were told to omit the blank questions and continue the exam but it was very hard to concentrate after that," she has also experienced technical problems getting her results, meaning she is very unlikely to get into university this year - the third time she has taken the sat the test in the capital, Abuja, which is not one of the centres where students can retake their exams, leaving her completely exams body has apologised for the "painful damage" and "the trauma that it has subjected affected Nigerians".In a press conference, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Jamb) registrar Ishaq Oloyede broke down in tears as he announced that almost 380,000 candidates in 157 affected centres from a total of 887, would be able to retake their exams starting from zones that are most affected are Lagos and several states in the blamed a failure of the computer system to upload exam responses by candidates in these areas during the first days of the said an "unusual level of public concerns and loud complaints" had "prompted us to do an immediate audit or review". Ordinarily, this would have happened in June, it national exam, known as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), is a computer-based test that is a requirement for those joining universities and other tertiary 2025 test, which was conducted in March, was marred by disruptions due to power outages in some head of the exams body earlier this week defended the poor results, saying they reflected the "true academic abilities" of the students and were because of a clampdown on Nigerians on social media have been calling for accountability, with some seeking Oloyede's figure Peter Obi said that while the admission of fault was commendable, the issue raised "a very concerning issue on glitches and the grave havoc" in critical activist Rinu Oduala said it was "incompetence. It's educational sabotage. He should be arrested immediately."Additional reporting by Chukwunaeme Obiejesi, Andrew Gift and Marvelous Obomanu in Nigeria You may also be interested in: 'I screamed': Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is coming to LagosHusband of late Nigerian gospel singer sentenced to deathNigerians fear savings lost as investment app freezes them outNigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killed Go to for more news from the African us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica
BBC News
15-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
'She drink rat poison' - Family of JAMB candidate wey take her life speak
"My daughter score high for last year Jamb exam, dis year dem give am 146. Na di pain make am drink rat poison". Dat na wetin Mr Opesusi Oluwafemi wey im daughter take her life after she find out say her Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, result na 146 tok. 19 years old Faith Opesusi Timileyin been dey hope to study Microbiology for university but dat dream no fit come to pass again as she take shortly after she see her 2025 Jamb result. Faith na just one out of plenti young pipo wey write di 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination - JAMB don since come out to admit say error dey for dis year exam wey record mass failure. JAMB results for recent years do show a decline in di percentage of pipo wey do well, but di 2025 own bad well-well. Out of 1.5 million candidates wey write di exam, over 50% score below 200, before di exam body chook eye again come see say glitches dey after many complains over irregularities from candidates and Nigerians for social media. Mr Opesusi tell BBC Pidgin say wetin dem release no be im daughter result, "kids of dis days dem dey feel bad. She bin dey devastated, as she see di result, she bin dey disappointed," na wetin her papa tok. According to di papa if to say she open up, we for know how to console or give her assurance say hope still dey. E say dem dey disappointed to find out say she take rat poison. Who be Faith Opesusi Her elder sister Opeyemi Opesusi describe her as pesin wey dey hardworking, humble and dey always tok her mind. "Wen she begin dey vomit and I ask her, she tell me say she take rat poison. Na for di hospital she leave me," na so her elder sister tok. According to her, di deceased bin get admission last year but due to distance, she no take di admission. She bin wan stay same school wit her oda sister. She say, "we bin dey eight for our family but now, we don become seven". Di family don bury di young girl for Ikorodu Lagos, but her papa, mama and family members still dey in shock over di incident as at press time. JAMB bin release apology to all affected students on Wednesday but dem never make any statement about di deceased. For statement on Wednesday, JAMB say true-true some kain tins dey wey affect di performance of students during di 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB oga Prof Ishaq Oloyede apologise to di affected students and Nigerians in front of tori pipo say im go take responsibility for di errors wey happen and promise say dem dey do everything to correct am. "Wetin suppose be moment of joy don change due to one or two errors," Oloyede tok. Di Registrar announce say about 379,997 candidates for di just concluded Jamb go retake di UTME exam. Dis follow many complaint of technical glitches, low scores, and alleged inconsistency for di question and answer during di exam. E add say na di function of di exam bodi to admit error sake of say dem sabi say in spite of dia efforts dem no dey perfect.
