JAMB suspends six CBT Centres over examination malpractice

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended six Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for engaging in blank registration, a practice linked to examination malpractice.

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Monday during an inspection of CBT centres in Ilorin, Kwara State. Although he did not disclose the specific locations of the affected centres, he confirmed that they were caught conducting blank registrations shortly after the online registration process began.

“We identified six CBT centres engaged in blank registration shortly after we began the online JAMB registration, so we sanctioned them and put them on suspension for this week. We called them into a meeting where they all apologised for what they did,” Oloyede said.

He explained that while JAMB initially considered a two-week suspension