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Breaking News: JAMB Registrar, Oloyede, Wallows In Tears, Apologises To Nigerians For UTME Errors

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recognized a technical fault that affected the validity of the results from the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held at 157 centres nationwide.

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Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of JAMB, stated during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday that the results of more than 387,000 candidates were impacted.

He mentioned that the discrepancies were connected to faulty server updates in the Lagos and Owerri regions, which failed to upload candidates’ answers during the first three days of the examination.

Oloyede explained that the issue, caused by one of the two technical service providers involved, went unnoticed prior to the release of the results on May 9.

He reported that 65 centres in Lagos (involving 206,610 candidates) and 92 centres in the Owerri zone (affecting 173,387 candidates) were impacted, summing up to a total of 387,997 affected candidates.

JAMB announced that a rescheduled UTME will be held for all affected candidates starting Friday, May 16, to remedy the situation.

The board indicated that notifications will be sent to impacted candidates via SMS, email, and phone calls, and they are encouraged to reprint their examination slips for information regarding the new test dates.

Oloyede added that JAMB has collaborated with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to ensure no scheduling conflicts with ongoing WASSCE examinations.

“As registrar of JAMB, I take full responsibility, including for the oversight of the service provider, and I sincerely apologize for it,” Oloyede stated.

The results from JAMB’s 2025 UTME, released on May 7, showed that over 78 percent of candidates scored below 200 out of the maximum 400 points obtainable.

This situation has led to concerns and prompted protests questioning the overall trustworthiness of the examination process.

Oloyede mentioned that after conducting mock examinations and updating systems, the board insisted on using shuffled answer options in the UTME.

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ASUU Enforces No-Pay-No-Work Policy Over Delayed Salaries

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has officially implemented a no-pay-no-work policy to protest against the continuous delay in salary payments by the Federal Government.

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This was revealed by ASUU’s National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, during an interview in Abuja on Friday. He explained that lecturers are struggling due to irregular salary payments since their exit from the government’s Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

The Federal Government had earlier announced that academic and non-academic staff in tertiary institutions would be removed from the IPPIS platform, a move ASUU had long demanded. However, the union says the current situation has become even more frustrating for its members.

Professor Piwuna expressed concern over the hardship the delay has caused. “Since we left IPPIS, our salaries have been paid late every month.

We are not paid like other government workers. Sometimes, we don’t get paid until 10 days into a new month. With the high cost of living, this delay is affecting our members seriously,” he said.

He added that as of early June, many lecturers were yet to receive their salaries. “Our members can’t even celebrate Sallah properly. 

So, we have resolved that if the government delays our pay, we won’t continue to teach. We are willing to teach, but we can’t work without being paid. That’s why we have decided to enforce the ASUU no-pay-no-work policy,” he stated.

ASUU branches across the country have begun to implement this directive by suspending classes until the outstanding salaries are paid.

Non-academic staff are also facing similar issues. Speaking on their behalf, the National President of the Joint Action Committee representing the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Mohammed Ibrahim, condemned the government’s silence and failure to act.

“Last month, we sent several letters asking why our salaries were delayed, but we got no clear response. University workers are being treated unfairly,” he said.

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He further noted that letters were sent to the Office of the Accountant General and copied to both the Ministers of Education and Labour. “We even received a reply from the Labour Ministry, saying they contacted the Minister of Education. But clearly, nothing has changed because our salaries are still not paid this month.”

Both academic and non-academic unions are calling on the government to act urgently and ensure regular salary payments, especially in light of the current economic challenges.

As more university workers join in enforcing the ASUU no-pay-no-work policy, there are growing fears that academic activities in public universities could grind to a halt unless the government intervenes quickly.

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