₦airaland Forum

Roland17:
The House of Rep and Senate should summon the Minister of Education Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa to appear for questioning.

Amoto94:
If You say Sabo u say teur. You don't know to which extent people will go to see that status quo should be maintained for them to keep chopping. Those who are beneficiary of exam malpractices that this new system have left with nothing have probably helped sabotaged Prof's effort to sanitize the system. Prof should go after those behind this so called glitch and punish them severely then put measures in place to prevent future occurrence.

Amigoss:
Shame no dey catch una to defend the indefensible?

Unlimited22:
E say na 'we blocked all cheating loopholes'

That's why 1.5m out of 1.9m candidates failed an exam

Lmao

Ellexy:
Is reporting on Tinubu's asset forfeiture an attack on him?

Amigoss:
No names this agbayas no call this students and kids to troll them for the so called mass failures but e reach the failure of the registra,Na saboteur....lmao

Ihebu4chelsea:
Social media collect wella,. Jamb shouldn't have agreed there was a technical glitch at all at least to save their image. Next year people will still drag them and expect adjustment.

[b] I promised I will share a detailed technical report of what happened after our review with JAMB core system.

Carefully read it please…

JAMB 2025 UTME Technical Review Report

On Tuesday, the 14th of May 2025, a high-level technical review session was convened at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) headquarters in Abuja. The meeting, presided over by the esteemed Registrar, Professor Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede, was initiated in direct response to the mass outcry that followed the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results the previous Friday. The objective of this gathering was to unravel the root causes behind the unexpectedly poor candidate performance and to establish clear mitigative measures to restore confidence in the integrity of the UTME assessment process.

The meeting began promptly at 10:00 a.m. and was attended by a distinguished panel of stakeholders. Present were heads of key directorates within JAMB, and Lead Systems Analysts. Also in attendance were delegates from the CBT Centre Regulatory Committee, representatives from the Educare Technical Team, and lead engineers from the consortium of software vendors responsible for the examination engine infrastructure.

Discussions commenced with a comprehensive analysis of the existing system architecture. The panel reviewed the software stack powering the CBT engine, paying particular attention to how examination content was delivered to candidates. An important distinction was made between server-streamed and locally cached delivery methods.

The discussion further investigated the existence and efficacy of randomization mechanisms for both questions and answer options. This scrutiny was aimed at determining whether shuffling protocols were uniformly enforced, how answer permutations were managed, and if consistency of correct answer mapping was maintained across candidates following randomization.

Attention then shifted to the scoring and marking logic. This line of inquiry included assessing the capability of the system to reconstruct question-and-answer mappings and evaluate response accuracy with complete transparency. It was critical to determine if each candidate’s raw responses were stored, retrievable, and auditable.

The team also rigorously examined JAMB’s quality assurance and testing frameworks. This involved reviewing the load testing procedures previously employed, verifying the consistency of deployment builds across centres, and probing whether any last-minute hotfixes or patches were applied during or after the examination period. System logs, particularly incident and error records, were meticulously analyzed to identify any anomalies that could suggest failures in content delivery, timing accuracy, or candidate response capture.

Another focal point of the review was *the potential for human factor influence* . The panel sought clarity on whether any manual post-processing occurred during score collation or validation. The conversation concluded with an assessment of JAMB’s response readiness to Freedom of Information requests and its willingness to publish anonymized candidate-level result data as a measure to enhance public trust.

*One of the most critical discoveries* made during this session revolved around *three* major systemic changes introduced in the 2025 UTME. The first was a shift from the traditional *count-based analysis* to a more robust *source-based analysis* of results. In previous years, JAMB evaluated the integrity of examination sessions primarily by counting the number of responses submitted per session. If the majority of candidates in a session of 250 submitted a near-complete set of answers, the session was deemed valid. Any significant deviation led to disqualification of that centre’s results. However, in 2025, a more advanced model was adopted—one that focused on the actual source and logic of the answers provided, rather than just their quantity.

The second change involved *full-scale shuffling of both questions and answer options* . This ensured that even two candidates sitting in the same session would not receive identical permutations, thereby enhancing test security. The third change was *a series of systemic improvements aimed at optimizing performance and reducing lag* during exam sessions. This was a major policy change that saw the best and highest Obtained UTME score in 15 years. And this would have amounted to a great achievement by JAMB!

While these improvements were technologically sound in theory, a major operational flaw was uncovered during the implementation phase. The system patch necessary to support both shuffling and source-based validation had been fully deployed on the server cluster supporting the KAD (Kaduna) zone, but it was not applied to the LAG (Lagos) cluster, which services centres in Lagos and the South-East. This omission persisted across all sessions until the 17th session, after which the error was discovered and corrected.

As a result, approximately 92 centres in the South-East and 65 centres in Lagos—totalling 157 centres—operated using outdated server logic that could not appropriately handle the new answer submission/marking structure. This affected an estimated 379,997 candidates, whose results were severely impacted due to system mismatches during answer validation.

To verify the scale and accuracy of this issue, JAMB collaborated with the Educare Technical Team, which had gathered response data directly from over 18,000 candidates. After deduplication and filtering, about 15,000 authentic records were analyzed. Of these, more than 14,000 originated from the regions serviced by the unpatched LAG servers, confirming the technical review's findings. Comparative analyses between JAMB’s internal audits and third-party system evaluations revealed significant overlap, reinforcing the conclusion that the affected centres were indeed operating under impaired conditions.

In response to these findings, Professor Oloyede convened a press briefing at 3:00 p.m. on the same day. He formally acknowledged the oversight and issued a sincere apology to candidates and their families. He announced that all affected candidates would be given the opportunity to retake the examination at no additional cost. Furthermore, recognizing the potential scheduling conflict with ongoing SSCE examinations, JAMB had reached an agreement with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to ensure seamless coordination of timetables.

Affected candidates were advised to reprint their examination slips by Friday, 17th May 2025, to confirm their revised test schedules. JAMB also released an official communique titled *MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES*, within which as a Profound, emotional Section: *“Appeal, Appreciation, and Apology,”* which reiterated its commitment to fairness, transparency, and continuous improvement.

This review, conducted with thoroughness and transparency, signifies JAMB's resolve to uphold the sanctity of its examination processes. Going forward, stronger deployment validation protocols and real-time monitoring mechanisms will be implemented to prevent such oversights.
In summary, JAMB opened its systems to independent reviews to restore public confidence and ensure the reliability of the UTME for all stakeholders. And we hereby report, that this incident was neither a system failure nor administrative manipulation, but an outright human error.

~
Educare Tech Team,
As submitted by
Engr James Nnanyelugo[/b]

Amigoss:
Dem Don subscribe to eternal dragging....The oloyede fella no get trait of naija Politician,small fear of "God" still dey him body,,,if na one of these APC technocrats,Abi e don agree ni...

Like this,his phone don dey buzz endlessly,Govt appointees in Ministry of education and Speech renovators don dey lambast am say why e go agree cos this one don pass their power...

Ihebu4chelsea:
I swear, The Man suppose Lock up to protect the image of JAMB. Technical Glitch despite how many billions spent to organize the exam is something I can't understand. Maybe they should go back to Paper and Pencil.

raumdeuter:
I have posted one already this is another one dated 2009 when Tinubu was in opposition

https://saharareporters.com/2009/02/18/bola-tinubus-heroin-tainted-assets-forfeiture-judgement

FakeNEWSevryday:
Readers of this statement 👇👇👇

Whatever year you're reading this, this is May 2025. Some people believe that Sowore is a mole working for Tinubu, just because someone said so.
Does this mean we have lost the ability to discern the fact from fiction ?
Have we become so unquestioning that we digest everything some of our journalists say without critically evaluating the information ?
Setting aside personal sentiment, between me and you do you think Sowore can realistically work for Tinubu?

BlueRayDick:
Man utd fans , did this really happen ?

Bayindir was celebrating West Ham's 2nd goal against Man United pic.twitter.com/odCE9PAieK

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) May 13, 2025

I missed the match over the weekend .

Cc: Ellexy, afrodoc

swiz123:
All I see here is Sowore, I am sure Ibime secretly agrees.

swiz123:
Stop being deceitful. Tinubu never contested for presidency until 2023 so what kind of opppsition is he? This kind can be dismissed as simply trying to drive traffic.

raumdeuter:
What is the purpose of the report? Do you think that report increase or diminish him?

Ellexy:
The report was not an opinion piece. It was straight facts. It has nothing to do with attacking Tinubu. Btw let me ask you, is the report true or false?

BlueRayDick:
I admit I misplaced my trust in JAMB .

BlueRayDick:
Man utd fans , did this really happen ?

Bayindir was celebrating West Ham's 2nd goal against Man United pic.twitter.com/odCE9PAieK

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) May 13, 2025

I missed the match over the weekend .

Cc: Ellexy, afrodoc

This Year's JAMB Result Has Been Consistent With the Past 10 Years; It Is Impressive JAMB Didn’t Double Down – Chidoka

Some of the high performing states turn in odd results and this triggered something might be wrong.
Osita Chidoka, Founder, Athena Centre for Policy and… pic.twitter.com/ckfq5nus9w

— ARISE NEWS (@ARISEtv) May 14, 2025

Theflint1:
This Year's JAMB Result Has Been Consistent With the Past 10 Years; It Is Impressive JAMB Didn’t Double Down – Chidoka

Some of the high performing states turn in odd results and this triggered something might be wrong.
Osita Chidoka, Founder, Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership

- AriseTV

This Year's JAMB Result Has Been Consistent With the Past 10 Years; It Is Impressive JAMB Didn’t Double Down – Chidoka

Some of the high performing states turn in odd results and this triggered something might be wrong.
Osita Chidoka, Founder, Athena Centre for Policy and… pic.twitter.com/ckfq5nus9w

— ARISE NEWS (@ARISEtv) May 14, 2025

Roland17:
Our public officials are really arrogant. The sort of explanation they go public with is disgraceful.

Considering the incident, one would expect them to be calculated with their responses pending investigations but they are always quick to defend and now look stupid.

afrodoc2:


That is why i gently asked you if everybody was clear about JAMB's marking scheme.

JAMB at the end is a Nigerian establishment. I am yet to see one i can place absolute trust in.

afrodoc2:
Lol it did.

That was frustration not celebration.

raumdeuter:
What is the purpose of the report? Do you think that report increase or diminish him?

raumdeuter:
If Sowore was an ally of Tinubu like Obidients have been claiming, why will he report something that could be damaging to his ally?

Whether the report is true or false is not for me or you to know or decide, The facts of the report was taken to court in the 2023 election and the court threw them out

raumdeuter:
Tinubu was an opposition to PDP till 2015. Or who was the opposition before 2015

swiz123:
Did Buhari miraculously got erased from history?