Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has attributed the mass failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to the success of the government’s anti-malpractice measures.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Tuesday, Alausa stated that the drop in candidates’ performance is a reflection of the increased integrity and transparency in the examination process, led by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
“This shows our anti-examination malpractice efforts are working. What we are seeing is the actual capability of many students without external help,” he said.
The Minister’s remarks come amid public outcry and concern from education stakeholders and parents over the widespread poor results from the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The Minister stated that this failure indicates a decline in malpractice during JAMB examinations.
“That is a big concern, and it is a reflection of examinations being done the proper way.
JAMB conducts its examination using a computer-based testing system. They have implemented strong security measures, and as a result, fraud or cheating has been eliminated. Unfortunately, we cannot say the same for WAEC and NECO,” Alausa said.
He also noted that there are numerous ‘special’ and ‘miracle centres’ across the country which encourage students and candidates to engage in all forms of examination malpractice.
The Minister further assured that the technology-driven measures would continue to help prevent examination malpractice.
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