The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) chapter, has threatened legal action against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the massive failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Comrade Oyibo Eze, Chairman of ASUU-UNN, made this known on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Nsukka. Eze claimed that the results, which showed a high number of failures, particularly among candidates from the South East, were part of a deliberate attempt by JAMB to prevent students from the region from gaining university admission.
“Over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 in the 2025 UTME, with most of them coming from the South East and Lagos, where many Igbos reside,” Eze said. He described this as an unjust pattern that disproportionately affected students in the South East.
Eze explained that candidates from the region typically require higher scores to secure admission, whereas students in other parts of the country could gain admission with much lower scores, even for competitive courses like medicine.
The ASUU leader vowed to take JAMB to court if the board does not review the results and award candidates the scores they truly deserve. He also called on South East governors to take action against what he referred to as an “injustice” that could undermine the academic future of their children.
Eze shared concerns about the situation at the University Secondary School, Nsukka, where none of the candidates who sat for the exam scored above 200, despite the school’s history of academic excellence.
He also urged JAMB to review its results urgently, warning that the massive failure could escalate into a nationwide protest if not addressed swiftly.
