News Editor
By David Odama
No fewer than than 27 Impersonators have been arrested In Ongoing UTME and Handed over to the Police for prosecution.
Statement released from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that 27 impersonators were apprehended and handed over to the police at various centres.
The board also announced that it delisted four Computer-Based Test, CBT centres that had failed to meet the stringent technical standards required for the UTME.
JAMB named the delisted 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.
While commending the 883 centres that have demonstrated exceptional performance, JAMB unequivocally warns that any centre that failed the ethical or technical standards , regardless of ownership, will be blacklisted,” JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin 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,” it said.
The board further revealed that 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.“
Meanwhile, JAMB said it has been alerted to the unauthorised restrictions imposed on candidates wearing hijabs in its Caleb University Centre, “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,” it said.
