By Kwin Israel, The Sight News
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has delisted 5 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres that have failed to meet the stringent technical standards required for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
In a statement on Friday evening by the Boards Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the delisted CBT centres include, Adventure Associate, Behind Sheshe Supermarket, Off Hadejia Road, Kano, Kano State, Saadatu Rimi College of Education, Zaria Road, Naibawa, Kano, Kano State and Penta M & F Technical Services Ltd, Centre 2, 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal.
Others are Penta M & F Technical Services Ltd, Centre 1, 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal and Soronara Ventures Nigeria Limited Foundation Road, Umudagu Mbieri, Mbaitoli, Imo State.
While the Board commended the 883 centres that had demonstrated exceptional performance, it unequivocally warned that any centre which failed the ethical or technical standards, regardless of ownership, would be blacklisted.
It, however, urged candidates who were previously scheduled to take their exams at the delisted centres to urgently reprint their examination notification slips to access their new centres and rescheduled dates.
“We regret any inconvenience this may cause, but we will not tolerate excuses by candidates who fail to reprint their slip to get their new schedules” .
As of Friday, 25th April, 2025, over 900,000 candidates have successfully completed the UTME out of the 2,083,600 registered for the 2025 examination.
The statement added that in a significant crackdown, 27 impersonators have been apprehended and handed over to the Nigeria Police for immediate prosecution.
On the Caleb University incident, it said the Board has been alerted to the unauthorized restrictions imposed on candidates wearing hijabs, and swift action has been taken to address this unilateral decision, which has been categorically condemned by the Vice-Chancellor of the university. This misguided action was the result of an overzealous security officer.
“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”.
