The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended two computer based centres (CBT) for14 days, for procedural breach in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Fabian Benjamin, the JAMB public communication advisor, said the suspended centres are Federal College of Education (Technical) centre 2 in Potiskum, Yobe state and the CBT centre, Otukpo, Benue state.
Benjamin said the suspension followed a significant procedural breach that jeopardised the security measures implemented to prevent infractions.
He added that the sanction could also prevent the integrity of the information provided to the board in case of any contestation.
“Candidates are required to manually fill in their details before uploading them to the registration portal,” the statement reads.
“The template containing these details must also be uploaded as evidence of their choices and the information provided.
“Some centres, despite being fully briefed on the implications of failing to adhere to these guidelines, have chosen to disregard them by submitting blank copies of the registration template in a misguided effort to increase candidate submissions.
“This suspension serves as a stern warning to any centres considering similar actions.
“Any centre found uploading blank templates in the future will face cancellation and will be barred from participating in the Board’s activities.”
He advised CBT centres to ensure that all templates were filled out clearly and accurately before uploading.
The 2025 UTME registration began on February 3 and will end on March 8.
