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Jamb 2025: Nigeria's exam body admits 'glitch' amid low pass rate

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Nearly 80% of students in Nigeria 's university-entrance exams got low grades this year .

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( Jamb ) has admitted to a "technical glitch" Students complain about not being able to log in to computers, questions not showing up and power cuts.

One student took her own life after swallowing poison and getting 146 marks out of 400 .

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