JAMB removes five CBT centres and arrests 27 impersonators during the 2025 UTME. See the list of centres, new exam instructions, and details about the Caleb University incident. Keep reading to stay updated and follow all steps.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has removed five Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres from the 2025 UTME.
These centres failed to meet the technical rules needed for the examination.
The affected centres are:
- 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
- Penta M & F Technical Services Ltd, Centre 1, 96km Sokoto-Jega Road, Tambuwal
- Soronara Ventured Nigeria Limited, Foundation Road, Umudagu Mbieri, Mbaitoli, Imo State
Know What Candidates Should Do Next
- Candidates who chose any of these centres must reprint their examination notification slips.
- Reprinting will show the new centre and rescheduled examination date.
- Failure to reprint the slip will not be accepted as an excuse.
Check the Progress of the 2025 UTME
- By 25 April 2025, over 900,000 candidates had completed the UTME.
- A total of 2,083,600 candidates registered for the 2025 UTME.
See the Action Taken Against Impersonators
- JAMB has caught 27 impersonators during the examination.
- The impersonators have been handed over to the Nigeria Police for prosecution.
Understand What Happened at Caleb University
JAMB was informed about a case at Caleb University where candidates wearing hijabs were stopped from entering.
- The action was traced to a security officer acting without approval.
- The Vice-Chancellor of the university condemned the action.
- The situation was quickly corrected to ensure that no candidate lost the chance to sit for the exam.
- JAMB gave apologies to those affected.
- The leadership at the centre and the university moved fast to correct the mistake.
Follow JAMB’s Warning to CBT Centres
JAMB praised the 883 centres that performed well.
JAMB gave a clear warning that any centre that fails to meet technical or ethical rules will be blacklisted.
Ownership of the centre will not protect it from being delisted.