The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced a fresh round of mop-up examinations to accommodate the over 5.6 per cent of candidates who missed the just-concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, stating that the initiative will cover all affected candidates, regardless of the reason for their absence, emphasizing that the UTME is a placement test, not a measure of intelligence or academic potential.
Addressing growing criticism and conspiracy theories about the examination process, Oloyede firmly rejected claims of ethnic bias or administrative incompetence.
Meanwhile, the special mop-up exam will be scheduled soon, and JAMB says it remains committed to transparency and fairness in admissions.