A lawyer, F.K. Nnadi, has issued pre-action notices to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, accusing the institutions of irregularities in the conduct and release of their 2025 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) results.
According to the notices, signed by principal counsel Kene Nnadi, some candidates were allegedly given unjustifiably low scores while others had their results withheld without explanation. The law firm argued that this could jeopardize the admission chances of many affected students.
The petitions were also sent to the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education, urging intervention to ensure transparency.
Education technology expert and CEO of Educare, Alex Onyia, amplified the issue online, claiming both universities used faulty Post-UTME software that wrongly flagged candidates for malpractice and mismatched scores. Onyia said 752 complaints had been documented and suggested an independent audit to review the entire process.
The law firm has given OAU three months and UNILAG 30 days to release all withheld results, grant access to marking schemes, and allow accused students to defend themselves. It warned that failure to comply would lead to legal action at the Federal High Court, seeking injunctions and damages.
In response, UNILAG denied any technical faults, stating that all malpractice cases were backed by video surveillance and strict monitoring systems.
This controversy follows a turbulent examination year in Nigeria. Earlier in May, JAMB acknowledged a technical glitch that disrupted the UTME for over 370,000 candidates, while WAEC temporarily suspended its online result checker due to technical issues.
The law firm is calling on regulators and lawmakers to act immediately to protect students’ rights and ensure fairness in the admission process.
