UNILAG Rejects ‘Glitch’ Claims
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has pushed back against swirling allegations of mishandling its 2025/2026 Post-UTME screening exercise, which ran from September 1 to 4, 2025.
In a statement signed by Adejoke R. Alaga-Ibraheem, Head of the Communication Unit, UNILAG expressed alarm at the narratives spreading online:
“The University of Lagos notes, with concern, the circulation of various insinuations and claims in e-mails and reports on social media platforms, following the 2025/2026 Post-UTME screening exercise that held from September 1-4, 2025.”
It stressed that the malpractice notifications sent to some candidates were not caused by any system or technical glitch.
Educare CEO Threatens Legal Action — and Offers to Audit
Alex Onyia, CEO of education-tech firm Educare, announced on X on September 10, 2025, that he intends to commence legal action against Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and UNILAG over alleged glitches in their Post-UTME screenings.
Onyia said hundreds of students had reported being affected by the supposed glitch, describing the emotional toll on some candidates:
“I currently have 752 reports from students who were affected by the glitch. A young girl named Bridget just took her life because of OAU glitch,” he said.
He further criticised the vendor behind the tests saying;
“OAU and UNILAG used the same vendor ‘Web Test’ for their Post-UTME exam recently conducted. Web Test had a major bug with its useless AI.
Several students were wrongly flagged as malpractice. And also, people were given very strange scores.
How can someone who scored 360 in JAMB be scoring 20 in Post-UTME?”
Yet, even while preparing to sue, Onyia has offered to lead an inquiry:
“My organization can conduct an independent audit at no cost to any of the universities if they wish. The constant bullying of these youngsters has to stop!”
Independence Versus Advocacy — A Conflict of Interest?
Onyia’s dual role as both complainant and would-be investigator has prompted debate among education watchers. How can a party already alleging a “major bug” and threatening lawsuits credibly carry out a “transparent” or “independent” audit of the very universities it accuses?
Governance experts say proper transparency would likely require a neutral panel—perhaps one convened by the National Universities Commission (NUC), Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) or an accredited third-party audit firm. Rather than a stakeholder already involved in a dispute. Without that, even good-faith findings risk being dismissed as biased.
Why the Post-UTME Is So High-Stakes
The Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) is the gatekeeper for Nigerian undergraduates after their JAMB results. It allows universities to test aptitude, written skills or computer-based competence in a format they design themselves. Combined with JAMB scores and O’Level results, the Post-UTME determines admission eligibility. This is why accusations of faulty scoring or wrongful malpractice flags resonate so strongly with parents and students alike.
What’s at Stake
While UNILAG insists on zero tolerance for cheating, critics allege technology failure and student victimisation. At the centre are thousands of young people whose hard-won dreams now hang in the balance.
Until an investigation widely perceived as neutral is completed, the battle of narratives, namely “malpractice versus malfunction” will continue. Lives, futures and institutional credibility are on the line.