There has been a lot of frustration from students and parents after many candidates failed the 2025 JAMB exam. Some people are even planning to take legal action against JAMB. But a group called the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has spoken out, asking students to accept their results and stop blaming the exam body.
MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, made this appeal in a statement released on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
He pointed out that while some parents and students are upset and blaming JAMB for technical problems, it is not helpful to keep complaining after the exam. He believes it’s better to learn from the experience and move on.
According to Professor Akintola, many of the students who failed did not take their studies seriously. Instead of preparing well, they were distracted by parties, hanging out, or relying on dishonest centers promising easy success. However, this time, JAMB was ready and prevented those tricks from working.
On the issue of technical problems during the test, MURIC said that students and parents need to better understand how the system works.
They explained that if there were technical faults at the CBT centers, JAMB should not be fully blamed. The main JAMB office doesn’t directly manage each center’s equipment or operations.
MURIC advised that complaints about technical issues should be taken up with the individual CBT centers where the problems happened, not JAMB itself.
Although JAMB may hold some legal responsibility, MURIC said the truth is that most issues came from the centers, not the national office.
They advised students who didn’t pass the exam to reflect on their efforts, accept their results, and work harder for the future instead of looking for who to blame.
MURIC also had a message for parents. They warned that parents should stop spoiling their children. The future will only favor young people who are serious and hardworking, not those who avoid effort and discipline.
“Parents must stop treating grown children like babies,” MURIC said. “You can’t expect success without effort.”
The group also urged parents to support JAMB and the government in fixing the country’s education system. They stressed that JAMB is not the enemy. The real problem is a lack of discipline at home and a society that encourages laziness while discouraging hard work.
“Stop blaming JAMB,” MURIC concluded. “Face the real issues. Support your children by teaching them to be responsible and hardworking.”
