Following continuous mass outcry, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced a fresh round of mop-up examinations.
This is expected to accommodate the over 5.6 per cent of candidates who missed the just-concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
This is coming amid protest by several civil society organisations and individuals over the hurried way JAMB fixed the resit examination for those affected by the technical glitch.
Prof Joy Ezeilo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, led a protest to JAMB office on Tuesday, condemning the situation. She said most of the affected candidates could not participate in the resit examination because of the poor notice.
However, JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has now informed Nigerians that another opportunity would be provided.
According to him, I he special mop-up exam will be scheduled soon.
He made the disclosure on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, stating that the initiative will cover all affected candidates, regardless of the reason for their absence.
He said, “This time, we are creating a new mop-up. Even those who missed the earlier exam due to absence will get another opportunity.
“It’s not extraordinary. In any serious system, when students miss an exam, they’re allowed to make up—provided there’s no abuse.”
Oloyede who also addressed growing criticism and conspiracy theories about the examination process, firmly rejected claims of ethnic bias or administrative incompetence.
He stated, “I take responsibility, not because I failed, but because that’s leadership.
"I didn’t even realise people viewed issues around me through ethnic lenses. We must rise above such profiling.
“We had limited space. We knew if we wasted more time grieving the challenges, students would lose their opportunity,” he said.