By Bukola Kayode
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede has dismissed claims that the board targeted certain parts of the country, following the widespread complaints over the results released after this year’s examination.
Oloyede spoke on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja.
He said, “I take responsibility, not because I failed, but because that’s leadership.
“I didn’t even realise people viewed issues around me through ethnic lenses. We must rise above such profiling.”
He also has announced a fresh round of mop-up examinations to accommodate the over 5.6 per cent of candidates who missed the just-concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
He further stated that the initiative will cover all affected candidates, regardless of the reason for their absence.
He added, “This time, we are creating a new mop-up. Even those who missed the earlier exam due to absence will get another opportunity.
“It’s not extraordinary. In any serious system, when students miss an exam, they’re allowed to make up—provided there’s no abuse.”
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