The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that it will on Wednesday release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) between Friday and Monday. JAMB rescheduled the exam following widespread outcry over mass failure during the initial UTME. The board admitted to technical and human errors, especially in Lagos and South-East states, …

The enemy is behind everything that happens to anyone here. In electronics and computing, a glitch is an unexpected software or hardware malfunction. Here, you have your phone frozen or your app crashed, you respond cursing the devil that is responsible for the trouble. You suffer network failure, you hit or tap the desk and pray against the spirit of …

Not everyone possesses the courage to publicly admit his or her mistakes. Many people will rather justify that such mistakes do happen and that they are not God, and not claiming to be perfect. Some will even go into history and cite many occurrences of such mistakes in the past. They will point out that other sectors are inflicted with …

Should we, then, return to the old system of institutions conducting admissions independently, as some aggrieved parents now advocate? Controversies trailing the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), started ever before the examination itself had begun. Many parents complained that their wards were posted to distances far away from home, necessitating …

In May 2016, a young man got abducted by three men. They drugged him and gouged out his two eyes and testicles. According to the Daily Sun of South Africa, police later found the “fresh balls” of the victim in one of the suspects’ refrigerator. It was a suspected case of Muti. Andrew Kenny, a South African newspaper Op-Ed writer, …

Sixteen-year-old Oritsemeyiwa Precious Ebule, who scored 334 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), has hinged his performance on ‘good educational foundation’ and attentiveness during class lessons. Delta State-born Oritsemeyiwa, who spoke with The Nation on the telephone in Warri, explained that teachers tend to pass some information that may not be …

In a show of solidarity, the Rector, Yaba College of Technology, Dr. Engr Ibraheem Abdul, has expressed unwavering support for Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, amidst the glitches recorded during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The recent examination was marred by technical glitches that affected approximately 379,997 candidates across 157 centers, particularly in …

Let us call him Mr. Lagbaja. He works in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, but his family of four lives in Lagos. They live in the so-called highbrow Lekki Phase I. His estate enjoys 24 hours of electricity, courtesy of a combo of public power from Eko Electricity Distribution Company and two diesel-powered generating sets. His area is one of those …

The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to probe the technical error that led to the mass failure in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The decision followed the consideration and adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Osun State lawmaker, Hon. Adewale Adebayo. A breakdown of …

The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), sparked public outcry over widespread failures, leading to a rare press conference by the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede. His statement is notable for its candour and rhetorical flourish. However, in light of best practices in crisis communication, the address reveals commendable efforts alongside critical …