JAMB Suspends CBT Centres Over Registration Violations

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has placed a 14-day suspension on two Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres—Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum CBT Centre 2 in Yobe State and the CBT Centre, Otukpo, Benue State. This suspension takes effect from Tuesday, February 4.

JAMB stated that the decision was made due to serious procedural violations that compromised security measures designed to uphold the integrity of the examination process.

Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, announced the suspension in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja.

He explained that all candidates registering for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are required to manually fill out a template containing their details before uploading them to the official registration portal. This template serves as a verification document for their choices and submitted information.

However, JAMB noted that certain CBT centres failed to comply with these guidelines, deliberately uploading blank registration templates in an attempt to process more candidates.

“This suspension serves as a strong warning to all CBT centres. Any centre found engaging in such infractions in the future will not only be suspended but may face permanent disqualification from participating in JAMB’s operations,” Benjamin stated.

He further emphasized that all CBT centres must ensure that every registration template is correctly filled out and uploaded as required.

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