Sat. Aug 16th, 2025
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Breaking: JAMB Registrar admits sabotage in UTME exams, sheds tears

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Wednesday betrayed emotion and broke into tears as he apologised the errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

Oloyede, during a news conference in Bwari, took responsibility for the errors in the just concluded examinations.

“I apologise for the trauma caused the candidates and I take full responsibility for this,” he said.

He admitted that errors were made during the 2025 UTME after the investigations were carried out.

Details later

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