Nollywood actress Mary Njoku has questioned the importance of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) when it comes to securing admission into higher education institutions.
She pondered why the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) is not sufficient for gaining admission to higher education institutions.
The actress expressed her lack of understanding regarding the necessity of JAMB and post-UTME, given that the SSCE demonstrates candidates’ completion of secondary school.
On his Instastory, she wrote , “Why is it necessary to take the JAMB exam to gain admission into universities? Isn’t the SSCE sufficient?
“I don’t understand the need for JAMB + post-JAMB when the SSCE already shows we’ve completed secondary school.”
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, recently sparked outrage following the mass failure of candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME.
Following the outrage, JAMB admitted that there were errors in the results of some candidates who took the examinations, and apologised to the affected candidates.
JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede said the board has decided that all candidates affected in 157 out of 882 centres will be contacted to retake their examinations starting Friday, 16 May.
In Lagos and the South-east, a combined total of 379,997 candidates from 157 centres would be re-sitting their exams.
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