UTME 2025 Mass Failure: ASUU-UNN Threatens Legal Action Against JAMB Over Alleged Bias

ASUU-UNN has threatened legal action against JAMB over the 2025 UTME mass failure, alleging regional bias against Igbo students, particularly from the South East and Lagos, and demanding a review of the results to address what they call academic injustice.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) chapter, has declared its intention to sue the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the widespread failure recorded in the 2025 UTME, claiming it disproportionately affected candidates from the South East and Lagos—areas with a large Igbo population.

Comrade Óyibo Eze, Chairman of ASUU-UNN, addressed journalists in Nsukka, alleging that the failure pattern appears to be a deliberate attempt to hinder students from the region from securing university admission. He cited complaints from parents and the public, emphasizing that in some schools, like University Secondary School Nsukka, no student scored above 200 out of 400.

Eze criticized JAMB for what he described as inconsistent admission standards, noting that while some regions gain admission with scores as low as 120, candidates from the South East often require much higher scores. He warned that ASUU would take the matter to court if JAMB does not review the results and restore scores to deserving candidates.

He also called on South East governors to intervene, labeling the situation an academic injustice. While acknowledging the need to address exam malpractice, Eze argued that innocent candidates should not be penalized because of issues at certain exam centers.

The threat follows mounting concerns, as JAMB admitted that technical errors impacted thousands of results, with over 1.5 million of the nearly 2 million candidates scoring below 200 in the exam.

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Sources: ALLSCHOOL, DAILY POST