An official of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained why the board has not released the results of the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The board had planned to release the rescheduled UTME results on Wednesday, according to a memo sent to reporters. It was, however, postponed.
The source said JAMB invited Boniface Nworgu, a professor of educational measurement and evaluation, to review the result before release.
Mr Nworgu, currently the Commissioner for Labour and Employment in Imo State, would arrive at the board headquarters and review the results today (Thursday), the source added.
JAMB Spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, told PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday that the board has not decided yet the day to release the UTME.
However, a source who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES anonymously explained that the board had earlier reviewed the result and had invited experts to review it before it is released to the candidates.
JAMB Registrar Is-haq Oloyede had explained on Wednesday that Mr Nworgu had been a consultant for the board and had authored a book on assessment for the board. Mr Oloyede described Mr Nworgu as one of the best psychometricians on the African continent.
PREMIUM TIMES learned that Mr Nworgu’s review will follow the board’s chief examiner’s initial review of the results.
Other decisions
The source also disclosed to PREMIUM TIMES that after meeting with stakeholders on Wednesday, JAMB agreed to release the result of underage candidates even though they cannot use it for admissions.
The meeting also suggested the prosecution of some candidates who engaged in examination malpractice during the UTME.
Rescheduled UTME
JAMB Registrar, Mr Oloyede said on Wednesday that the rescheduled UTME had about 95 per cent attendance rate and the board has decided to hold a mop-up for candidates who missed both the UTME and the rescheduled UTME.
JAMB had rescheduled the UTME for 379,997 candidates whose results were altered by a glitch that affected 157 centres in Lagos state and the South-east.
JAMB found the glitch after it hastened the review of the 2025 UTME results following widespread concerns among candidates that they have had a track record of better performances in the UTME.
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