The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has rescheduled the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, for a female candidate who fell ill during the exercise at Sascon International School, Maitama, Abuja.
JAMB Supervisor at the centre, Dr. Emmanuel Adaji, told journalists that the unnamed candidate was unable to continue the exam after reacting to medication taken earlier that morning.
Adaji said the candidate was attended to by the school nurse and taken to the infirmary for treatment.
“We had her fingerprint captured before the exam began, which allowed us to reschedule her paper. She will write it once she’s medically fit,” he said
Adaji praised the conduct of candidates and logistics at the centre, noting that only 11 out of the expected 200 candidates were absent.
“Most candidates arrived early, with many already at the venue by 6:30 a.m. The process was smooth, and cooperation from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, was commendable,” he said.
According to him, the centre is scheduled to host multiple sessions through Monday, with 200 candidates per session.
Adaji emphasized the importance of punctuality, especially for candidates assigned to early sessions or relocated from other states like Nasarawa or Niger due to capacity issues.
At Zinaria International School, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, the Centre Supervisor, Dr. Comfort Ochepo, confirmed a hitch-free session, with 238 out of 250 registered candidates in attendance.
“We began accreditation by 6:30 a.m, and everything went smoothly,” she said.
JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed that 2,030,627 candidates are participating in the 2025 UTME across 887 centres nationwide.
Of the total number, 41,026 of them are under 16 years of age.
Meanwhile, a candidate at Sascon, Ezugu Emmanuel, shared a more personal account of the exam.
“I was nervous at first because of instructions not to touch anything on the system. But the questions were familiar, and I think I did better than last year,” he said.
Ezugu said though he encountered a brief technical glitch during login, it was resolved quickly, and it did not affect his exam time.
