The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially admitted to errors in the recently concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), following widespread complaints about candidates' performance.

JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made this admission during a press briefing held in Abuja on Wednesday, acknowledging that the examination process had encountered unexpected challenges.

"What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors," Oloyede stated. "We set all machineries in order, regardless, there were still errors."

The admission comes after JAMB received an unusually high number of complaints regarding discrepancies in candidates' scores, prompting the examination body to investigate the situation.

According to official statistics, the 2025 UTME results revealed that 78 percent of candidates scored less than 200 out of the maximum obtainable 400 points, raising concerns among stakeholders in the education sector.

Prior to this admission, JAMB had promised that if any glitches were identified in the examination process, appropriate remedial measures would be implemented promptly to address the situation.

The Board has yet to announce specific corrective measures or whether affected candidates will have opportunities for redress. Education stakeholders are awaiting further details on how JAMB intends to resolve these identified errors.

This development comes amid growing concerns about the examination body's processes, with various groups including Nzuko Umunna previously calling for immediate display of results after examinations to enhance transparency.