The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit (MSSN Lagos), has commended the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, for his honesty and accountability in addressing the technical glitches that marred the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
At a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, the Society described Prof. Oloyede’s public admission of fault and his apology over the glitches that affected over 379,000 candidates across 157 centres as a “rare act of responsible leadership in Nigeria’s education sector.”
According to MSSN Lagos, the Registrar’s swift move to reschedule affected candidates for fresh exams on Friday and Saturday, and his openness about the failure of one of JAMB’s service providers, demonstrated “transparency, accountability, and a genuine concern for the well-being of Nigerian students.”
However, MSSN Lagos stressed that apologies must not replace consequences.
“While we commend Professor Oloyede for his forthrightness, we insist that erring officials and negligent service providers must not go unpunished. Centres found to have contributed to this failure, either through incompetence or violation of procedure, should be delisted immediately. Those responsible must be held accountable in accordance with the law,” the statement read.
