JAMB Registrar Ishaq Oloyede says he briefly considered resigning after a major technical error compromised the 2025 UTME, sparking public outrage and prompting a resit for nearly 380,000 candidates.
- JAMB discovered technical faults that affected nearly 380,000 candidates’ results.
- Errors occurred at 157 centres in Lagos and the South-East.
- The fault was traced to a server update failure by a third-party tech provider.
- The crisis led to widespread protests and allegations of ethnic bias.
- Oloyede says he contemplated resignation but was urged to stay and restore confidence.
- JAMB conducted a resit from May 16 to correct the error.
Oloyede’s admission shows rare transparency in Nigeria’s public sector, but the damage to JAMB’s credibility is significant. The high failure rate and tech glitch revived deep-rooted mistrust in the education system. His refusal to resign may preserve stability, but it also sets a precedent—how institutions respond when systems fail matters as much as the failure itself.
One technical glitch, hundreds of thousands of affected futures. JAMB’s integrity is on the line—and how it handles the aftermath may matter more than who stays or leaves.
