The University of Ilorin on Thursday commended the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, for taking responsibility for the technical glitches resulting in the poor performance of many candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

In a statement signed by the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Wahab Egbewole, the institution said the board addressed the development with truthfulness, lauding Mr Oloyede for demonstrating courage and integrity of character.

The statement read, “We hereby write to appreciate you on how the development of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations was handled by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board under your leadership. As a university, we want to put on record the fact that the Board approached the issues that arise on the result with truthfulness, and nothing was hidden from the public. This approach demonstrated courage, honesty of purpose, integrity, strength of character, and on the whole a call on the younger generation to emulate these positive values.”

The university lauded the JAMB boss for not apportioning blame, noting that his admission of error was a rare phenomenon in the country.

“The admission of the error committed by one of the service providers culminating in the result that affected more than 300,000 candidates could have been laid at the doorstep of the service provider, but you took responsibility. This is an uncommon phenomenon in Nigeria,” the university added.

Meanwhile, the board announced it would reschedule the 379,997 affected candidates for another examination.