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BBC News
25-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Jamb release rescheduled UTME results
Di Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (Jamb) don release di results of di rescheduled 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Fabian Benjamin wey be tok-tok pesin for Jamb yarn dis one for one statement on Sunday 25 May. Di rescheduled exam na for 379,997 candidates wey dia results get comma sake of error wey bin affect 157 centres for Lagos state and di south-east. Jamb say dem release di results afta one professor of educational measurement and evaluation, Boniface Nworgu, review dem. Dem say afta Professor Nworgu review di results, Jamb Chief Examiner also review dem. How to check Jamb results Candidates fit check dia score through dis method. SMS method: Send "RESULT" to 55019 or 66019 wit di phone number you use to register. You go receive SMS wit your score details. Candidates no need to go any CBT centre or cybercafé to check results. Di results wey dem still dey process and di ones wey dey absent go receive message like "under processing" and "absent" respectively. Those wey dey under investigation go receive:
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Nigerian students dey find Universities wey dey accept low cut-off mark
Secondary school leavers for Nigeria dey search for universities wey fit accept low Jamb cutoff marks for dis year admission, sake of wetin Jamb take students eye see for dia 2025 University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Jamb na di Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board - di exam body wey dey in charge of organising exams for young school leavers for Nigeria wey dem go take enter university, polytechnic, college of education and oda tertiary institutions. Dis 2025 Jamb exam bin record very low marks across di board according to one analysis of di results wey di exam body bin release. Almost two million students bin write di exam dis year, but na about 12,400 of dem score 300 marks. However, Jamb later agree say dia system bin get problem and dat na di reason for di mass failure. Dia oga kpatakpata, Ishaq Oloyede even cry for national TV as e dey apologise to Nigerians for di error. Dem also organise anoda exam for di affected students and di exam resits go conclude dis Tuesday as tori be say di result fit come out on Wednesday. Normally, if pesin get up to 200 for Jamb, dem dey consider am as pass mark, though some universities fit admit pipo wey score 180 for some courses. But recently, sake of di increasing poor performance by students, some universities don bring dia requirement down to 150 Jamb and rumours dey fly say di score go even dey lower dis year. One staff of Abia State University, for southeast Nigeria tell BBC Pidgin say di school neva announce wetin dia cutoff mark go be bicos Jamb exam still dey go on, "but I no expect say e go dey lower dan 140", she tok. Another staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, wey im former name na Anambra State University tell our tori pesin say "di university no go accept any jamb score below 150 for courses wey no relate to medicine and law". Similarly, one staff of Sokoto State University, Malam Muazu, tok say "e dey too early for di university do decide wetin dis year cutoff mark go be, especially since Jamb neva even conclude di exams". Di oga wey plead anonymity say di university go get dia policy meeting for August to decide, and by dat time Jamb go don also brief dem officially on wetin to do, but for last year, dia cut off mark na 140. Brief background on JAMB result for recent years For 2022 UTME, Jamb announce say, 378,639 candidates score above 200, 520,596 score 190 and above, while 704,991 score 180 and above. Also, 934,103 score 170 and above and 1,192,057 score 160 and above. For 2024, a total of 1,904,189 candidates sit down for UTME. 1,989,668 register for di exam, wey be 24.7% higher dan di figure for 2023. According to Jamb, out of di 1,842,464 results wey dem release, only 0.4 percent score above 300, while 24 percent score 50 percent (200/400) and above. As dem see dis kain low scores since for 2019 UTME, Jamb and institutions come conclude say make dem reduce and approve national minimum cut-off mark of 160 for university admission for Nigeria. Again for 2022/2023 admission session, Jamb come set di general cut-off mark for universities at 140 and above, as dem see say candidates underperform dat year again. And for dis year data, Jamb show say out of 1.5 million candidates wey write di exam, over 50 percent score below 200 for this year exam. Some universities wey fit accept low jamb scores Based on wetin bin don happen bifor and interview wit staff and students of some tertiary institutions for Nigeria, here na schools wey fit accept low jamb scores, Abia State University (ABSU) Uturu - 140 Ebonyi State University - 140 Ekiti State University - 140 Delta State University - 140 Federal University Gashua - Yobe State - 140 Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State - 140 Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State - 150 Sokoto State University - 140 Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto - 140 Benue State University Makurdi - 150 For Polytechnics: Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic - Ebonyi State - 100 Delta State Polytechnic - 100 Kano State Polytechnic - 100 Federal Polytechnic Ede - Osun State - 120 Federal Polytechnic Ayede - Oyo State - 120
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Blank questions, power cuts and a suicide: Nigeria's exams fiasco
The body which runs Nigeria's university-entrance exams has admitted to a "technical glitch" which compromised some results of this year's tests, after nearly 80% of students got low grades. Students 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 examinations. The low pass rate has sparked widespread outrage, especially after one candidate took her own life. Faith 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 Pidgin. Generally 200 or above out of 400 is enough to get a place in university in the exams run by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Jamb). Only 400,000 of the 1.9 million students achieved that mark, one of the worst performances in recent years. One 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 said. 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 exams. She sat the test in the capital, Abuja, which is not one of the centres where students can retake their exams, leaving her completely distraught. Another student said he had trouble logging in to the computer before someone else's profile mysteriously appeared on the screen, showing different questions and then the machine briefly shut down completely. "I did not get to answer all the questions when they told us our time was up because a lot of my time was wasted due to those technical difficulties," he said. The exams body has apologised for the "painful damage" and "the trauma that it has subjected affected Nigerians". In a press conference, Jamb registrar Ishaq Oloyede broke down in tears as he apologised. 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 Saturday. The zones that are most affected are Lagos and several states in the south-east. Jamb blamed a failure of the computer system to upload exam responses by candidates in these areas during the first days of the exams. It 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 said. The 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 institutions. The 2025 test, which was conducted in March, was marred by disruptions due to power outages in some areas. The 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 cheating. Many Nigerians on social media have been calling for accountability, with some seeking Oloyede's resignation. Opposition 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 institutions. Rights activist Rinu Oduala said it was "incompetence. It's educational sabotage. He should be arrested immediately." Additional reporting by Chukwunaeme Obiejesi, Andrew Gift, Madina Maishanu and Marvelous Obomanu in Nigeria 'I screamed': Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is coming to Lagos Husband of late Nigerian gospel singer sentenced to death Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out Nigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killed Go to for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica Africa Daily Focus on Africa
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Blank questions, power cuts and a suicide: Nigeria's exams fiasco
The body which runs Nigeria's university-entrance exams has admitted to a "technical glitch" which compromised some results of this year's tests, after nearly 80% of students got low grades. Students 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 examinations. The low pass rate has sparked widespread outrage, especially after one candidate took her own life. Faith 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 Pidgin. Generally 200 or above out of 400 is enough to get a place in university in the exams run by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Jamb). Only 400,000 of the 1.9 million students achieved that mark, one of the worst performances in recent years. One 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 said. 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 exams. She sat the test in the capital, Abuja, which is not one of the centres where students can retake their exams, leaving her completely distraught. Another student said he had trouble logging in to the computer before someone else's profile mysteriously appeared on the screen, showing different questions and then the machine briefly shut down completely. "I did not get to answer all the questions when they told us our time was up because a lot of my time was wasted due to those technical difficulties," he said. The exams body has apologised for the "painful damage" and "the trauma that it has subjected affected Nigerians". In a press conference, Jamb registrar Ishaq Oloyede broke down in tears as he apologised. 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 Saturday. The zones that are most affected are Lagos and several states in the south-east. Jamb blamed a failure of the computer system to upload exam responses by candidates in these areas during the first days of the exams. It 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 said. The 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 institutions. The 2025 test, which was conducted in March, was marred by disruptions due to power outages in some areas. The 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 cheating. Many Nigerians on social media have been calling for accountability, with some seeking Oloyede's resignation. Opposition 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 institutions. Rights activist Rinu Oduala said it was "incompetence. It's educational sabotage. He should be arrested immediately." Additional reporting by Chukwunaeme Obiejesi, Andrew Gift, Madina Maishanu and Marvelous Obomanu in Nigeria 'I screamed': Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is coming to Lagos Husband of late Nigerian gospel singer sentenced to death Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out Nigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killed Go to for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica Africa Daily Focus on Africa
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Five tins wey happun for di 2025 UTME Jamb exam
Since di Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Jamb) confam say true-true errors bin happun for di 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), pipo still dey ask wetin really happun? Candidates bin write di examination across di kontri between Friday 25 April and end on 5 May. Wen Jamb release breakdown of how di 2025 results be, di examination body say dem record di lowest performance in di history of di Computer Based Test [CBT]. According to Jamb, na about 1,955,069 candidates bin write di 2025 UTME examination. Out of dat candidates, ova 50 per cent score below 200. Na only 4,756 candidates score 320 and above, while 12,414 candidates score 300 and above, according to Jamb analysis. "As part of di results, 40,247 underage candidates dey permitted to demonstrate dia exceptional abilities. Howeva, only 467 of dis candidates (1.16%) bin achieve scores wey meet di point for exceptional ability as defined for di UTME, wit dia performance for di subsequent three stages still pending," Jamb tok. Dis results bin no sweet di belle of candidates, dia parents and guardians, plus oda pipo wey dey concerned about education for Nigeria. Dem begin drag Jamb for social media, sotay pipo begin ask kwesions about why students dey underperform wey force di body to do dia review sharp-sharp. Jamb make promise say if dem chook eye for dis complaints and find out say errors bin dey, di candidates wey dey involved go rewrite di exam. Wetin be di technical errors wey happun According to Jamb some errors bin happun for some centres wey affect di performance of candidates during di exam. Jamb Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede tok for media briefing for Abuja on Wednesday say "Wetin suppose be moment of joy don change due to one or two errors." Di Registrar announce say di technical error affect about 379,997 candidates. "We apologise and assure you say dis incident represent a significant setback for… we remain committed to emerge stronger in our core values of transparency, fairness and equity", Oloyede tok as e cry wen e address tori pipo. E add say na di function of di exam bodi to admit error sake of say dem sabi say inspite of dia efforts dem no dey perfect. Some of di errors wey happun include: According to one post wey di Educare Tech Team - di team wey chook eye for Jamb core system to check wetin bin happun during di exams share for social media, breakdown di errors. Dem say one of di "most critical discoveries" wey dem bin make during di session dey around three major systemic changes wey dem introduce for di 2025 UTME. Shift from traditional count based analysis: Jamb change from di traditional count-based analysis to a more robust source-based analysis of results. Dem explain say before-before, Jamb dey evaluate di integrity of examination sessions primarily by counting di number of responses wey dem submit per session. If di majority of candidates in a session of 250 bin submit a near-complete set of answers, di session dey valid. Any significant deviation go lead to disqualification of results from dat centre. However, for 2025, dem use a more advanced model—wey go focus on di actual source and logic of di answers dem provide, instead of just di quantity. Full-scale shuffling of both kwesions and answer options: Dis process na to make sure say if two candidates dey siddon for di same session dem no go get identical questions and answers. Dis na to improve di security of di test. Systemic improvements: Jamb do plenti systemic improvements wey go improve performance and reducing lag (dragging) during exam sessions. According to di document, dis na a major policy change wey bring di best and highest UTME score in 15 years. Dem say na dis technological improvements wey dey really good on paper, cause di major wahala during di implementation phase. "Di system patch necessary to support both shuffling and source-based validation bin dey fully deployed on di server cluster wey dey support di KAD (Kaduna) zone, but dem bin no apply am to di LAG (Lagos) cluster, wey dey service centres for Lagos and di South-East. Dis omission happun across all sessions until di 17th session, na later dem discover and korect di error." na wetin engineer James Nnanyelugo submit to di Educare team. Jamb also assure Nigerians say dis kain tin no go happun again as dem reschedule di exam for Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May, 2025 'Anoda pesin profile and kwesions appear for my screen' - Jamb candidate Some candidates wey be victims of dis technical errors share dia experience wit di BBC. Dem tell BBC wetin happun for di examination centres. "I bin log into almost three computers, but dem kontinu to reject my login, wen I finally get di chance to log in, before I go even read di questions, time don finish. For my centre na me be di only pesin wit dis issue. Wen I bin start to try ansa di questions, di computer just start to dey go on and off due to technical issues. I bin complain but dem tell me to manage am like dat, afta somtime my profile just disappear from di system and anoda pesin profile appear." Di candidate add say di questions of di oda pesin show for di screen too, afta somtime e kon go off completely. "Wen my computer go off, e no affect only me, e bin affect majority of di students dia. E bin take somtime before dey solve all di issues and evritin come dey stable again. At di end I no fit answer all di question wen dem tell us say our time don finish becos I waste plenti time sake of di technical difficulties wey I face." Di story no different from anoda female candidate wey tok say her computer begin go off and on wen she start to write di exam. "My computer go off like 3 times, den I realise say oda students bin dey also face di same issue. Di result of di exams shock us, some of us pass on an average, but we no get wetin we bin hope for. We bin study veri hard but den di technical issues from di computers affect our results." She tok. Hastags of #thisisnotmyresult bin dey trend as candidates use am express dia frustrations. We no go quantify di impact wey dis technical glitch get on candidates but we fit report say one candidate take her life afta she see har Jamb result.
