The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to investigate the technical glitch that led to the mass failure of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Adewale Adebayo (Osun State).

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the UTME results on May 9, revealing that over 78% of candidates scored below 200 out of 400. JAMB later disclosed that 379,997 candidates were affected by a server failure caused by a technical error from one of its service providers.

During a press conference, JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede explained that the server issues in Lagos and the South-East zones disrupted the upload of candidates’ responses during the first three days of the exam. He announced that affected candidates would retake the exam between May 16 and May 19.

In plenary, Rep. Adebayo highlighted the distress caused to candidates and their families, many of whom traveled long distances for the exams. He stressed the need for accountability and safeguards against future failures.

Supporting the motion, Rep. Sada Soli (Katsina) praised JAMB’s transparency and noted Oloyede’s contribution to increasing the agency’s revenue. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, however, said it would be up to the investigating committee to decide whether to formally commend the registrar.

The motion was adopted unanimously through a voice vote.

The House also urged the Federal Government to:

  • Establish Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers in all 774 Local Government Areas to improve exam accessibility.

  • Instruct JAMB to release the results of candidates under 16, whose results had previously been withheld.