JAMB offers cash reward for evidence of UTME candidates posted outside chosen town

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a strong warning against what it describes as persistent misinformation surrounding its examination centre placements.

The board says it would offer a cash reward to anyone who can provide credible evidence that a candidate was posted outside their chosen examination town.

In a statement signed by Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s public communication advisor, the board said candidates are given the liberty to select their preferred examination town at the point of registration.

Contrary to widely circulated claims, the board insisted that no candidate is assigned to a town different from the one they selected.

“Some parents are continually being deceived, misled, and duped by their wards and some secondary school proprietors who continue to propagate the falsehood that JAMB assigns candidates to centres outside their chosen examination towns,” the statement partly reads.

To challenge the “false but popular narrative”, JAMB has promised a cash reward to anyone who can present verifiable proof of such a case.

The evidence, the board added, must be submitted within 96 hours to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) via WhatsApp on 08056003030 for independent verification.

Defending its procedures, JAMB stressed that it only assigns candidates to computer-based test (CBT) centres within the town chosen during registration.

The board further appealed to the public to show greater trust in public institutions, insisting that it is committed to fairness and transparency.

JAMB drew parallels between airline protocol and exam logistics, urging parents to understand why candidates must arrive at CBT centres at least 90 minutes before exams begin, citing necessary pre-examination verification.