The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
has delisted four Computer-Based Testing (CBT) centres and arrested 27
impersonators amid the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME).
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on
Friday by the Board’s Spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin.
According to Benjamin, the affected CBT centres were
delisted for failing to meet the stringent technical standards required to
ensure the smooth conduct of the examination. The delisted centres include:
“While JAMB commends the 883 centres that have
demonstrated exceptional performance, it unequivocally warns that any centre
failing to meet ethical or technical standards, regardless of ownership, will
be blacklisted,” Benjamin stated.
Candidates earlier scheduled at the delisted centres
are advised to urgently reprint their examination notification slips to obtain
details of their new centres and rescheduled dates. JAMB stressed that it would
not accept any excuses for failure to comply.
Benjamin also revealed that over 900,000 candidates
had successfully completed their UTME examinations as of Friday, April 25, out
of the 2,083,600 registered for the 2025 edition.
On security issues, Benjamin confirmed the arrest of
27 impersonators during the exercise, noting that they have been handed over to
the Nigeria Police for immediate prosecution.
Addressing reports from Caleb University, Lagos, where
some candidates were allegedly restricted over the wearing of hijabs, Benjamin
assured the public that the incident had been swiftly addressed. He noted that
the university’s Vice-Chancellor had condemned the actions of the overzealous
security officer involved.
“We extend our sincere apologies to the affected
candidates and commend the leadership of both the centre and the university for
their prompt intervention, which ensured that no candidate suffered undue
disadvantage,” he added.
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