ABUJA – The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has dismissed claims of conspiracy theories against a part of the country following the technical glitch recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The technical glitch affected the five states of the South-East zone and Lagos, with many alleging that the Board deliberately compromised results of the South-East candidates.
But at a meeting with the management of the board ahead of the release of results of the rescheduled UTME Examination on Wednesday, Prof. Oloyede denied the allegation.
He added that the death of a candidate as a result of the examination is regrettable as the meeting observes a minute silence in honour of the dead candidate.
Prof. Oloyede explained that he took responsibility because he is the head of the board and there was no deliberate attempt to undermine students from the South East as he sees every candidate as Nigerians with equal opportunities.
His denial follows calls from some quarters, especially lawmakers from the South-East zone for his resignation over the technical glitch that affected over 300,000 students.
