The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has taken decisive action against two Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for violating registration procedures in the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The suspended centres are the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum, Yobe State, and a CBT center in Otukpo, Benue State.
According to JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin, “This suspension follows a significant procedural breach that jeopardises the security measures implemented to prevent infractions and to ensure the integrity of the information provided to the board in case of any contestation.” The suspension, which began on Tuesday, February 4, will last for 14 days, until Monday, February 17.
JAMB requires CBT centres 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. However, some CBT centres have disregarded these guidelines in an attempt to increase their submissions, despite being fully briefed on the implications.
The suspension serves as a warning to other centres considering similar actions. As stated by JAMB, “Any centre found uploading blank templates in the future will face cancellation and will be barred from participating in the board’s activities.”
The 2025 UTME registration, which began on Monday, February 3, will continue until Saturday, March 8.
