Olufunke Aladejare
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, following his admittance that the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was marred with errors.
This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists by its National Public Relations Officer, Samson Adeyemi.
The association described the errors as a “damning indictment of the institution’s incompetence.”
NEWSTODAYNG recalled that Oloyede, during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, broke down in tears while apologising for the errors in the UTME results.
While stating that the affected students would rewrite the exams, Oloyede said he took full responsibility for the negligence of its staff which led to the errors.
The association stressed that the negligence of JAMB has caused untold psychological distress to the affected students while referencing a suicide case involving a student in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State over her UTME score.
The statement reads, “The National Association of Nigerian Students is outraged by the unforgivable negligence of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, which has resulted in widespread despair among Nigerian students and, most tragically, the loss of a promising young life in Lagos.
“JAMB’s admission of errors in the released UTME results, particularly in Lagos and five South East states, is a damning indictment of the institution’s incompetence.
“This catastrophic failure has shattered the dreams of countless students, subjected them to untold psychological distress, and, in this case, driven a young scholar to the ultimate despair.bThis is not just an administrative lapse, it is an institutional disgrace.
“Prof. Ishaq Oloyede must resign without delay. The leadership that presided over this disaster cannot continue to administer an examination body that holds the future of Nigerian students in its hands.
“JAMB must bear responsibility for the irreversible damage it has caused and provide financial, psychological, and legal support to the grieving family.
“While JAMB has announced a rescheduled UTME for 379,997 students, NANS demands absolute transparency and integrity in this process. We will not tolerate further incompetence”.
