The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to probe the technical error that led to the mass failure in the 2025 UTME.
The decision followed the consideration and adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Osun lawmaker, Adewale Adebayo.
A breakdown of the results released on May 9, 2025, showed that more than 78 per cent of candidates scored less than 200 points out of the 400 maximum points obtainable in the examination.
This development led to public outcry, with some Nigerians calling for the resignation of the JAMB Registrar.
Moving the motion, Adebayo said many Nigerians have suffered losses while travelling long distances to their UTME examination centres.
In his contribution, the member representing Jibia/Kaita Federal Constituency, Katsina State, Sada Soli, urged the House to commend the JAMB registrar for admitting the technical error and apologising to Nigerians.
He said the JAMB boss has “demonstrated integrity” and increased the board’s financial contribution to the federal purse since his appointment.
However, Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House, said it would be up to the committee investigating to decide whether or not to commend the JAMB registrar.
The motion was unanimously adopted when it was subjected to a voice vote by Abbas.
Consequently, the House asked the Federal Government to establish CTB centres across all local government areas across the country.
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