The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recommended tough penalties for 11 Computer‑Based Test (CBT) centres found culpable of examination infractions in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting on examination infractions in Abuja on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
Penalties were also recommended for CBT registrants involved in fingerprint irregularities during the UTME registration
Oloyede said the penalties, which still required the approval of the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, were intended to protect the integrity of the examination process.
Oloyede said: “The leadership of JAMB and other stakeholders recommend that any registrant who registered more than 50 candidates (with infractions) should be dismissed from participating in any activities of the Board.
“What that means is that such a person will not participate in any UTME exercise, or be registered for UTME even as a student, and will not be allowed to participate in any of the sister examinations, be it WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB, for three years.
“After the three-year suspension, the Board will revisit it and look at the issue. If the registrant has shown any remorse, such a suspension could be lifted.
“Others who have registered less than 50 will be warned, and they will be required to write a letter of apology to the Board after issuing a bond, indicating that they will not be involved in such a thing again.”
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Oloyede added that all CBT centres involved in infractions were warned and asked to sign a bond as well as give evidence of training of their registrants.
Most of the affected registrants and some CBT operators who confessed to engaging in candidate’s finger contribution during the registration process, hinged the act on ignorance.
They stated that they need to get more people registered in their centres, even as many broke down in tears and pleaded for leniency.
The affected CBT centres are Misau Emirate ICT Centre, Misau, Bauchi State; Ijaw National Academy, Kiama, Bayelsa State; Directorate of ICT, Nigerian Army University, Biu, Gombe State; and Emerald IT Academy Limited, Benin City, Edo State.
Others include Tigh Technologies, Sascon International School, Maitama, Abuja; Jicoras CBT Centre, Babura, Jigawa State; Huntsville Technology Limited, Anthony, Lagos State; Jolas College CBT Centre, Obalende, Lagos; and Abdul Ocean Wealth CBT Centre, Ibadan in Oyo State.
In the list are National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Wase, Plateau State; and the Consulate Salle D’Examen CBT Centre, Jonny Lane/Navy Barrack Agip Estate, Rivers State.
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