*PRESS STATEMENT*
*16/05/2025*

*JAMB Current Challenges and the Glaring Transparency, Uncommon Accountability and Undisputed Integrity of the Registrar/CEO, Professor Is’haq Oloyede, CON., FNAL.*

Members of the Civil Society & Media Independent Group of JAMB, who for the past Eight years have been involved in monitoring the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, across Nigeria appreciate the steadfastness of JAMB under the current Registrar, Professor Is’haq Oloyede, CON. FNAL.,  in delivering a credible examination that is “a key component of admission process for Nigerian tertiary institutions.”

We, as usual voluntarily monitored the 2025 UTME MOCK and the regular examinations at all the centres our members were able to visit. As usual, we wrote and submitted our reports to the JAMB HEADQUARTERS. Such annual reports include observations, comments, and suggestions on how best to improve or correct on any observed lapses.

We, however, noted glitches in the release of the 2025 UTME results of some centres due to human errors.

This group drew the attention of the JAMB headquarters and other stakeholders to the observed errors and meticulously followed the efforts of the JAMB Registrar/CEO and his team in addressing  the problem. That is one of the objectives of the monitoring and has been the trend all along. Mistakes are observed, reported and corrected.

The Civil  Society and Media Group applaud the initiative of the Communication Crisis Management, which  led to a world press conference addressed  by the JAMB Registrar, Professor Is’haq Oloyede, CON

A sober apology was tendered, and the examination was rescheduled at the affected centres. Professor Oloyede has once more demonstrated leadership courage to admit and take full responsibility for human errors.

Against this backdrop, we plead for more understanding and continued support to the JAMB Management under Professor Is’haq Oloyede to continue  to serve the nation.  

A single unusual error that was promptly addressed and corrected should not lead to the unnecessary and unwarranted un-complimentary remarks on JAMB and its leadership.

Hitherto, JAMB and its Registrar/CEO Professor Is’haq Oloyede, CON., were role models in the successful discharge of assigned tasks and mandates, transparency, probity and integrity in the face of many hurdles and challenges.

It is a common knowledge and a topical discourse at many fora including tea cafes and social circles that the track records of JAMB’S successes and enviable achievements under Professor Is’haq Oloyede, CON., are uncommon in Nigeria’s public services and very rare in the private sector.

The group sympathise with the  students and parents affected by the glitches. We appreciate their understanding of the challenges and the cooperation with the leadership of JAMB to address the problem.

This is also the time to come together and move in the right direction of finding lasting solutions to problems that JAMB under Professor Is’haq Oloyede has in the last few years fought to a standstill.

Best wishes to all.

E – signed on behalf of
*JAMB Civil Society and Media Group.* 

FRIDAY 16th May, 2025.

1. Alhaji Abdulkadir Ahmed Ibrahim, Fellow Nigerian Guild of Editors, FNGE, Veteran Journalist and Media Consultant.

2. Akinreti Qasim, Ph.D Deputy Director Digital Media Voice of Nigeria, Abuja

3. Bola Bolawole, Former Editor Punch Newspapers

4. Professor Tunde Akanni, School of Communications, Lagos State University, LASU ,Ojo.

5. Kabir Alabi Garba, Editor The Guardian on Sunday.

6. Professor Muhammed S. Audu, FMAN, D. Phil; Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State.

   7. Professor Olusola  
       Oyeyinka Oyewo,   
       Department of
       Communication and
       Language Arts,
       University of Ibadan.

   8. Professor Godwin
       Tamuno-Omi Dappa,
       Professor of   
        International  
        Relations, Security 
        and Strategic
        Studies, A. I Owo,
        Ondo State.

   9. Deborah Agboola

  10. Alhaji Hameed Adio,
         Former 
         Commissioner For
          Information and
          Sports,
          Kwara State.

    11. Prof. Saudat
           SALAH
           ABDULBAQI,
           Department of 
           Mass
           Communication
           University of Ilorin.

    12. Prof Abigail 
          Ogwezzy-Ndisika,
          Department of 
          Mass 
          Communication
          University of 
          Lagos.

   13. Olubunmi Ajibade,
          PhD., Department
           of Mass
           Communication
           McPherson   
           University,  
           Seriki-Sotayo
           Ogun State.