The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that 157 out of the 887 centres used for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) were affected by technical glitches, leading to widespread complaints of low scores.

In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), JAMB wrote, “Man Proposes, God Disposes! It has been established that a technical glitch affected 157 centres out of the 887 centres in the 2025 UTME. This was basically responsible for the general low performance of the candidates scheduled to sit the examination in those centres.”

As a result, all affected candidates will be required to reprint their examination slips in preparation for the rescheduled exams, which will commence on May 16, 2025.

This announcement is expected to bring relief to many candidates who had expressed concerns about the unexpected drop in their scores.

What are your thoughts on this development – a fair second chance or just a further disruption to an already tense process?