Nollywood actress and filmmaker Mary Remmy Njoku is talking out towards the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), saying the examination ought to not be required for college admission in Nigeria.

Her feedback come after technical issues with the 2025 UTME exams brought on many college students to fail.

Taking to Instagram, Njoku questioned why college students nonetheless have to write down JAMB after they’ve already accomplished their Senior Faculty Certificates Examination (SSCE).

“Why is it essential to take the JAMB examination to realize admission into universities? Isn’t the SSCE sufficient?” she requested.

Njoku shared that she as soon as struggled with JAMB herself, failing a number of instances and being unable to realize admission—till she finally discovered success by appearing.

“JAMB nearly ‘jammed’ my life,” she wrote. “Thank God for Nollywood. However actually, I consider JAMB ought to be scrapped.”

She instructed that if universities wish to be extra selective, they will merely ask college students to get greater grades of their SSCE, as an alternative of constructing them write one other examination.