JAMB reveals date to release results of 379,000 candidates who sat for rescheduled UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will release the results of 379,000 candidates who participated in the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Wednesday.

The makeup exams, which were conducted between Friday and Monday, became necessary after widespread technical and human errors marred the initial UTME. These issues reportedly affected candidates’ performance—especially those in Lagos and parts of the South-East.

JAMB admitted to lapses in its system, acknowledging that the glitches disrupted a fair testing process. In a rare show of accountability, the board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, took full responsibility for the mishap.

During a press briefing last week, an emotional Prof. Oloyede even broke down in tears as he announced the rescheduled exams for the affected candidates.

Out of the 1,955,069 candidates who took the original UTME, more than 1.5 million scored below 200 marks out of a possible 400, fueling concern over the fairness and credibility of the exam.

Speaking to journalists on Monday, JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin confirmed the resit results would be released on Wednesday.

“The results of the candidates who took the rescheduled exam will be released on Wednesday,” Benjamin said.

Prof. Oloyede previously disclosed that 379,997 candidates were affected—206,610 across 65 centres in Lagos and 173,387 in 92 centres in the South-East. He described the disruptions as an act of “sabotage” and said affected candidates were notified via SMS starting last Thursday.

Of the nearly two million results processed, only 4,756 candidates (0.24%) scored 320 and above. Another 7,658 candidates (0.39%) scored between 300 and 319, bringing the number of those who scored 300 and above to just 12,414 (0.63%).

Some 73,441 candidates (3.76%) scored between 250–299, 334,560 (17.11%) scored between 200–249, 983,187 (50.29%) scored between 160–199, 488,197 (24.97%) scored between 140–159, 57,419 (2.94%) scored between 120–139, 3,820 (0.20%) scored between 100–119, while 2,031 (0.10%) scored below 100.