If a country keeps lowering the bar so more people can cross it, what happens when nobody remembers where the bar was supposed to be in the first place?
First time I’ll be supporting this guy. The education benchmark shouldn’t be going down. With the number of children graduating these days, the benchmark is expected to go up.
JAMB cut-off marks for most schools used to be 180 in 2017, so I don’t know why JAMB is pegging the…
— ZenD (@astala276) May 12, 2026
📚 MINIMUM JAMB CUT-OFF MARKS IN NIGERIA (2015–2026) 🇳🇬
Year — Minimum Cut-Off Mark (% of 400)
2015 — 180 (45%)
2016 — 180 (45%)
2017 — 120 (30%)
2018 — 120 (30%)
2019 — 160 (40%)
2020 — 160 (40%)
2021 — 120 (30%)
2022 — 140 (35%)
2023 — 140 (35%)
2024 — 140 (35%)
2025 — 150… https://t.co/UYmF03cAIH— StatiSense (@StatiSense) May 12, 2026
The quality of education in Nigeria is reducing. From cut off marks being 150-100 to jamb saying there’s no need for certain people to write UTME.
During my days, if you had below 210, you were labeled olodo.
I really wish they’d up the jamb cutoff coz these students aren’t it
— tanidem🧕🏿💙 (@m_e_d_i_n_a_t_) May 11, 2026
The CBT system was designed to eliminate rigging and malpractice, making JAMB scores the most credible reflection of a student’s actual ability.
A viral post from JAMB’s official account riddled with grammatical errors has Nigerians questioning the competence of the very body setting the nation’s academic standards.
question is why are the best brains not interested in education courses. because teachers have been denigrated both by the govt & citizenry. people will come online & make mockery of teachers & educators as poor people. yet you expect intelligent people to go into such fields
— adeyemi abiodun (@Oromzzzz) May 12, 2026
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Moniepoint CEO Tosin Eniolorunda speaking at The Platform Nigeria 2026 about Seven Things to Get Right As An Entrepreneur. He also discussed the challenges of hiring local talent and the 500 vacancies at his fintech firm.
i did jamb 3x my first 2 cut of mark is 250 i scored 260 my cut of mrk for-my course is 270 fast forward to 2023 did i jamb i scored 180 to tell u incompetent i am. cut of mark was 140 omo i just say i no go again cus if you enter they will teach u like unserious students
— CH-EMEKA (@ChukuImmanuel) May 12, 2026