*Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board discloses how the public examination body arrested 27 impersonators during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, in Abuja, while it delisted four delisted four Computer-Based Testing centres in Kano and Sokoto for failing required technical standards

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed the public examination body arrested 27 impersonators during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), in Abuja, FCT.

Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Spokesman of JAMB, disclosed this development in a statement issued Friday, April 25, 2025, in Abuja, FCT.

Benjamin also confirmed that the Board was alerted to the 鈥渦nauthorised restrictions placed on candidates wearing hijabs”, a separate incident reported to have occurred at Caleb University.

The statement also noted that the Board took a swift action to address the issue.

Acknowledging some inconvenience those affected must have suffered, the Spokesman stated: 鈥淲e 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.”

The Vice-Chancellor of Caleb University reportedly condemned the actions of an 鈥渙verzealous security officer鈥� responsible for the unauthorised restriction during the examination in the University.

On curbing exam malpractices and JAMB’s decoy Web sites

It is recalled JAMB recently launched decoy Web sites, designed to trap individuals seeking to cheat in its examinations.

These Web sites, which mimic those operated by fraudsters, were part of a sting operation that exposed at least 180 candidates, who paid sums ranging from N30,000 for leaked examination questions to fake score upgrades.

The Board revealed it equally delisted four Computer-Based Testing (CBT) centres, in Abuja.

According to the Board, UTME candidates, who were scheduled to take their examinations at any of the affected centres have been advised to reprint their examination notification slips immediately.

Benjamin further stated: 鈥淲e regret any inconvenience this may cause, but we will not tolerate excuses from candidates who fail to reprint their slips.”

Board delists 4 CBT centres in Kano, Sokoto

Dr. Benjamin, in the statement, said JAMB delisted the four CBT centres for failing to meet the stringent technical standards required for the UTME exercise in Nigeria.

The delisted centres include:

1. Adventure Associate, located behind Sheshe Supermarket, off Hadejia Road, Kano, Kano State;
2. Saadatu Rimi College of Education, Zaria Road, Naibawa, Kano, Kano State;
3. Penta M & F Technical Services Limited, Centre 2, 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal;
4. Penta M & F Technical Services Limited, Centre 1, 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal.

He noted: 鈥淲hile JAMB commends the 883 centres that have demonstrated exceptional performance, it unequivocally, warns that any centre failing to meet ethical or technical standards, regardless of ownership, will be blacklisted.”

Meanwhile, the Board has revealed that as of Friday, April 25, 2025, over 900,000 candidates had completed the UTME out of the 2,083,600 candidates that registered for the examination this year.

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