JAMB delists four CBT centres, arrests 27 impersonators

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted four computer-based test centres for failing to meet the required technical standards during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The affected centres are Adventure Associate, located off Hadejia Road in Kano, Kano; Saadatu Rimi College of Education on Zaria Road, Naibawa, Kano; and Penta M & F Technical Services Ltd’s Centres 1 and 2, both situated at 96km on the Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal.

Fabian Benjamin, the board’s spokesperson, said JAMB commended the 883 centres that have shown exceptional performance.

It, however, warned that any centre that falls below the ethical or technical standards will be blacklisted.

JAMB stated that candidates previously scheduled to take their exams at the delisted centres are to reprint their slips for new centres and dates.

The board revealed that as of Friday, April 25, 2025, over 900,000 out of 2,083,600 candidates have completed their UTME.

JAMB also revealed that 27 impersonators were apprehended during the exams and have been handed over to the police for immediate prosecution.

Among other issues, the board condemned the unauthorised restrictions imposed on candidates wearing hijabs at Caleb University.

In response to the incident, the board claimed it was “the result of an overzealous security officer”.

It added that the university’s vice-chancellor condemned the act.

JAMB apologised to the affected candidates and commended the leadership of the centre and university for their intervention.

The 2025 UTME commenced on April 24.