UTME : JAMB delists 4 exam centres, arrests 27 impersonators

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it  has  delisted four Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres that have failed to meet the stringent technical standards required for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

A statement issued by JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, on Friday listed the affected centres as  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 and Penta M & F Technical Services Ltd, Centre 1, 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal.

The exam body commended  883 other centres that have demonstrated exceptional performance, even as it warned that any centre which failed the ethical or technical standards , regardless of ownership, will be blacklisted.

The statement said 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,” the statement said.

The statement further revealed that 27 impersonators have been apprehended and handed over to the Nigeria Police for immediate prosecution.