The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the selection of examination towns for candidates registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Ekiti State.
JAMB disclosed this in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
Benjamin said the suspension was to enable the examination body restructure examination towns to ensure closer proximity to candidates and reduce transportation challenges on examination days.
He stated that although candidates were usually allowed to select examination towns closest to their locations, the 2026 UTME registration commenced before structural anomalies were detected in Ekiti State’s examination towns’ configuration.
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Benjamin said the anomalies necessitated urgent adjustments in the interest of candidates, prompting the temporary suspension of town selection in the state.
The JAMB spokesman noted that candidates will be unable to select any examination town in Ekiti State while the adjustment process has since commenced.
He, however, said the process would soon be concluded.
Benjamin reaffirmed the board’s commitment to continuously improving its processes to ensure that all candidates were treated with dignity and respect.
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