JAMB’s Apology for South East & Lagos UTME Failures Sparks Outrage
JAMB’s Controversial Apology The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has ignited public fury after issuing a statement addressing mass failures in the 2025 UTME exams for candidates in Lagos and South East Nigeria . Registrar Ishaq Oloyede attributed the crisis to a “technical glitch” affecting 157 out of 887 exam centers and announced plans to reschedule affected candidates. However, the apology, particularly a since-deleted 𝕏 (Twitter) post, drew widespread condemnation for its perceived insensitivity. The Post That Sparked Outrage JAMB’s initial statement read:“Man Proposes, God Disposes! It has been established that a technical glitch affected 157 centres… All affected candidates will be contacted to reprint slips for rescheduled exams starting May 16, 2025.” Critics slammed the post as dismissive. Prominent voices, including comedian Macaroni (Debo Adedayo) , accused JAMB of incompetence:“This level of irresponsibility and lack of regard for […]