Nigeria, May 18 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Nigeria's centralized examination body for tertiary admissions, has once again found itself in the spotlight-this time not for innovation or excellence, but for a crisis that echoes the chaos of Nigeria's often disputed electoral processes.

Following public outcry over alleged rigging, manipulation, and unexplained technical errors, JAMB declared the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) inconclusive in some centres across the South-South, South-East, and Lagos. The board has called for a retake of the exam in those locations-a decision that has stirred anger, confusion, and even desperation.

When National Examinations Mirror Political Elections

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