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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) branch, has threatened to drag the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to court over the widespread failures recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam (UTME). The union alleges that the results, which saw over 1.5 million of the 1,955,069 candidates scoring below 200, disproportionately affected South-East candidates and reflect deliberate bias.
ASUU-UNN Chairman, Comrade Óyibo Eze, claimed that JAMB’s actions are an attempt to limit South-East students’ access to tertiary education. He noted that candidates from the region, alongside those from Lagos, faced unusually high failure rates, despite requiring higher scores for admission compared to other zones, where scores as low as 120 can secure competitive courses like medicine. Eze also criticized JAMB for penalizing entire exam centers, such as University Secondary School, Nsukka, where no candidate scored up to 200, due to isolated malpractice cases.
The union has demanded an immediate review of the results to ensure candidates receive their rightful scores, threatening legal action in a High Court if JAMB fails to comply. ASUU-UNN also called on South-East governors to intervene to safeguard the educational rights of their youth.
JAMB has yet to respond to the allegations. The controversy has sparked concerns about fairness in Nigeria’s admission process, with stakeholders awaiting further developments.
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