A 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result has sparked debate online after a once high-performing candidate scored far below expectations.

Education advocate Alex Onyia shared the result on X, showing that the student, identified as Michael Inemisit Uduak, scored just 148 this year. The breakdown revealed scores of 35 in Use of English, 41 in Physics, 35 in Biology, and 37 in Chemistry.

What drew public attention was the stark contrast between this year’s performance and her previous results. Uduak reportedly scored 281 in 2023 and an impressive 311 in 2024, making this year’s outcome appear highly unusual.

Onyia expressed doubt over the accuracy of the score, calling for transparency from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). “Last two years she scored 281 in JAMB, last year she scored 311, and this year she is scoring 148. This is impossible,” he wrote. “JAMB needs to let these students see their mark sheet to review their results themselves.”

Many users on social media shared similar concerns, with some questioning how a top scorer could fall so drastically. Others speculated about issues such as system errors or improper result processing.