UTME 2025: JAMB to reconduct exams for candidates in 157 centres beginning Might 16 

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced it would reconduct the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who have been affected by technical errors in 157 centres in Lagos State and components of the South-East.

This comes as a aid for the 379,997 college students affected by the technical error and their households.

The re-examination is scheduled to start on Friday, Might 16, 2025, with affected candidates to be notified via textual content message.

JAMB disclosed that the affected candidates who sat for the UTME in any of the recognized 157 malfunctioning centres out of 882 nationwide can be contacted immediately by the Board.

“We’ve determined that each one the candidates affected within the 157 centres out of 882 centres can be contacted to retake their examinations ranging from Friday, Might 16, 2025,” JAMB said.

In response to the Board, notifications can be despatched via SMS, e mail, direct cellphone calls, and the candidates’ JAMB profiles.

Candidates are suggested to reprint their examination slips to substantiate new schedules.

Backstory

Nairametrics reported that the board confirmed {that a} vital variety of candidates have been affected by errors traced to “an omission within the examination objects” throughout particular operational zones.

This was after intense public criticism and considerations raised by candidates and fogeys throughout Nigeria over the integrity of the 2025 UTME.

The Lagos operational zone, which incorporates Lagos State and components of the South-East, noticed the best affect, with a complete of 379,997 candidates compromised by the glitches.

Particularly, 65 centres in Lagos (206,610 candidates) and 92 centres within the Owerri zone (173,387 candidates) skilled technical failures that led to incomplete or malfunctioning examination content material.

WAEC examination conflict  

Acknowledging that the West African Senior Faculty Certificates Examination (WASSCE) is ongoing, JAMB stated it had reached an understanding with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to keep away from timetable clashes.

“Whereas not oblivious of the truth that WAEC examinations are ongoing, we have now contacted WAEC and in an unprecedented present of solidarity, the Council has graciously determined to as a lot as attainable accommodate us throughout the WAEC time-slot.” 

To ease the burden, JAMB has facilitated the rescheduling of WAEC exams, notably for Agricultural Science on Friday for affected candidates.

“Any candidate with a conflict of timetable, notably for Agricultural Science on Friday, can be rescheduled. Nevertheless, we have now endeavored to make sure that no such exist. Most, if not all, such candidates are scheduled for Saturday,” the board famous.

The Board reassured candidates that the overlap between UTME and WAEC examinations is unlikely to trigger vital tutorial disruption. It’s because the curriculum and prescribed texts for each exams are largely aligned.

Solely the UTME’s distinctive studying textual content carries an extra 10 marks within the Use of English paper.