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JAMB 2025: How Nigeria’s university entrance exams went wrong

2025/5/19
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Hannah Gelbart: 尼日利亚大学入学考试（JAMB）因技术故障导致大量学生无法完成考试，通过率极低，引发公众强烈抗议。一名重考的女生因成绩不佳而自杀，更加剧了社会舆论的压力，最终促使官方允许部分学生重考。这次事件暴露了尼日利亚基础设施的不足，以及对学生心理健康的忽视。我希望通过这次节目，能够深入探讨事件的根本原因，并引发对尼日利亚教育体系的更广泛讨论。 Medina Meshanu: 我采访了多位受影响的学生，他们描述了考试期间遇到的各种技术问题，包括无法登录、电脑断电、屏幕显示他人信息等。这些问题严重影响了他们的考试表现，许多学生因此感到绝望。教育部长最初将学生的失败归咎于作弊行为，这进一步激怒了公众。我认为，公众的强烈抗议和学生的自杀是促使官方最终承认问题并允许重考的关键因素。虽然官方承诺会改进重考的技术保障，但学生们更希望得到公平的对待，以及一个改变命运的机会。 Nwokbofe Ofred: 我为了这次考试付出了巨大的努力，但最终的成绩却让我感到崩溃。我无法接受这样的结果，因为我知道我本可以做得更好。更让我感到失望的是，官方的评论似乎并不关心我们这些学生的心理感受。我感到非常沮丧和无助，甚至开始怀疑自己是否应该继续追求大学梦想。这次经历让我对这个国家的教育体系感到失望，也让我对自己的未来感到迷茫。 Yahya Fredy Natsaka: 我为这次考试准备了很长时间，每天都努力学习，但考试期间系统多次断电，严重影响了我的发挥。当我看到自己的成绩时，简直不敢相信，因为这与我平时的水平相差太远了。我感到非常绝望和无助，不知道该如何面对这样的结果。这次经历让我对尼日利亚的教育体系感到失望，也让我对自己的未来感到担忧。 Mario Chikuma: 考试时，我遇到了鼠标故障的问题，导致计时器重置，答题进度全部丢失。我不得不从头开始，这让我感到非常沮丧和焦虑。更让我难过的是，我看到很多同学因为考试成绩不佳而伤心欲绝。这次经历让我对尼日利亚的教育体系感到失望，也让我对自己的未来感到担忧。

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The 2024 JAMB university entrance exam in Nigeria resulted in a massive failure rate (80%), due to widespread technical issues and power outages. This caused significant distress for students, including one who died by suicide. The initial response from the education minister blaming students for cheating further fueled public outrage.
  • 80% failure rate on the JAMB exam
  • Widespread technical issues and power outages
  • One student death by suicide
  • Minister initially blamed students for cheating

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Hundreds of thousands of students in Nigeria have been told they can retake their JAMB university entrance exam. That’s after nearly 80 per cent of them failed the test in March amid power cuts and computer glitches during the exams. The low pass rate sparked a national outcry, especially after the Minister of Education initially claimed it was caused by students cheating. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has now apologised - but what does the incident say about Nigeria’s digital infrastructure?

The BBC’s Madina Maishanu explains what caused the technical issues, and why the exam board has now decided to allow retakes. We also hear from students across Nigeria about the impact the glitches have had on their hopes of getting into university.

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