JAMB suspends two CBT centres for 14 days
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has suspended two Computer-Based Test, CBT, centres for contravening registration procedures in the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
This was contained in a statement by JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to the statement, the suspended CBT centres are the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum, Yobe State, and a CBT centre in Otukpo, Benue State
The statement reiterated that the suspension begins on Tuesday, February 4 and will last for 14 days, until Monday, February 17.
“This suspension follows a significant procedural breach that jeopardises the security measures implemented to prevent infractions and ensure the integrity of the information provided to the board in case of any contestation,” the statement partly read.
According to the board, CBT centres are required to ask candidates to manually input their details in a paper form before uploading them to the registration portal, along with the form filled out by the candidate as proof of the information they have provided.
The national examination body further explained that some CBT centres, in a bid to increase the number of their submissions, have chosen to disregard the guidelines despite being fully briefed on the implications.
“This suspension serves as a stern warning to any centre considering similar actions. Any centre found uploading blank templates in the future will face cancellation and will be barred from participating in the board’s activities,” the statement added.
The 2025 UTME registration, which started on Monday, February 3, will continue until Saturday, March 8.
CBT centres are approved registration points where candidates register for the JAMB-administered UTME, an entrance examination into Nigerian tertiary institutions.
The centres are licensed and accredited by JAMB.