The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede, following the examination body’s acknowledgment of errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
In a statement issued by its National Public Relations Officer, Samson Adeyemi, NANS described the errors as a “damning indictment of the institution’s incompetence.”
Oloyede, during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, tearfully apologized for the mistakes in the UTME results, taking full responsibility for what he attributed to the negligence of JAMB staff. He also announced that affected students would retake the examination.
Reacting to the apology, Adeyemi highlighted the psychological toll the errors have caused, referencing the tragic suicide of a student in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, reportedly linked to her UTME score. He criticized JAMB’s lapses, calling them a severe failure in the country’s educational system.
He said, “The National Association of Nigerian Students is outraged by the unforgivable negligence of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, which has resulted in widespread despair among Nigerian students and, most tragically, the loss of a promising young life in Lagos.
“JAMB’s admission of errors in the released UTME results, particularly in Lagos and five South East states, is a damning indictment of the institution’s incompetence.
“This catastrophic failure has shattered the dreams of countless students, subjected them to untold psychological distress, and, in this case, driven a young scholar to the ultimate despair.
This is not just an administrative lapse, it is an institutional disgrace.”
NANS therefore demanded that the JAMB boss resign from his position and that compensation should be paid to the family of the deceased student.
“Prof. Ishaq Oloyede must resign without delay. The leadership that presided over this disaster cannot continue to administer an examination body that holds the future of Nigerian students in its hands.
“JAMB must bear responsibility for the irreversible damage it has caused and provide financial, psychological, and legal support to the grieving family.
“While JAMB has announced a rescheduled UTME for 379,997 students, NANS demands absolute transparency and integrity in this process.
We will not tolerate further incompetence,” Adeyemi stated.
He further urged the federal government to implement necessary reforms to prevent a recurrence of such errors in the future.