The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has admitted to errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, apologised for the trauma caused to the candidates and took full responsibility for the errors.

“What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors,” Oloyede said.

According to him, “we set all machineries in order, regardless, there were still errors.”

Of the 1.9 million candidates who sat the UTME, over 1.5 million reportedly scored below 200 out of the maximum 400 marks. The examination body disclosed that a total of 1,955,069 results were processed, out of which only 4,756 candidates (0.24 per cent) scored 320 and above, considered top-tier performance, while 7,658 candidates (0.39 per cent) scored between 300 and 319, bringing the total for those who scored 300 and above to 12,414 candidates (0.63 per cent).

Meanwhile, some affected candidates have threatened to initiate a lawsuit against JAMB.