JAMB Delists Five CBT Centres, Arrests 27 for Impersonation During UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted five Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for failing to meet the stringent technical standards required for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The board also announced the arrest of 27 persons for impersonation who have been handed over to the Police for immediate prosecution.

Public Communication Advisor, JAMB Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

The delisted centres are: Adventure Associate, Behind Sheshe Supermarket, Off Hadejia Road, Kano, Kano State; Saadatu Rimi College of Education, Zaria Road, Naibawa, Kano, Kano State; Penta M & F Technical Services Ltd, Centre 2, 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal; Penta M & F Technical Services Ltd, Centre 1, 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal and Soronara Ventured Nigeria Limited Foundation Road, Umudagu Mbieri, Mbaitoli, Imo State.

The statement said: “While JAMB commends the 883 centres that have demonstrated exceptional performance, it unequivocally warns that any centre which failed the ethical or technical standards , regardless of ownership, will be blacklisted.

“Candidates who were previously scheduled to take their exams at the delisted centres are urged to urgently reprint their examination notification slips to access their new centres and rescheduled dates. We regret any inconvenience this may cause, but we will not tolerate excuses by candidates who fail to reprint their slip to get their new schedules .

“As of Friday, 25th April, 2025, over 900,000 candidates have successfully completed the UTME out of the 2,083,600 registered for the 2025 examination.

“In a significant crackdown, 27 impersonators have been apprehended and handed over to the Nigeria Police for immediate prosecution.”

It added: “JAMB has been alerted to the unauthorised restrictions imposed on candidates wearing hijabs, and swift action has been taken to address this unilateral decision, which has been categorically condemned by the Vice-Chancellor of the university. This misguided action was the result of an overzealous security officer.

“We extend our sincere apologies to the affected candidates and commend the leadership of both the centre and the university for their prompt intervention, which ensured that no candidate suffered undue disadvantage.”