JAMB Proposes 3-Year Suspension Over 2025 UTME Biometric Violations

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suggested strict sanctions for 11 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres and their staff found responsible for fingerprint discrepancies during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration process.

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed that these recommendations followed detailed consultations with stakeholders in a meeting that included the implicated centres held in Abuja.

Pending the approval of the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, the penalties include a proposed three-year ban for any official linked with enrolling more than 50 candidates whose biometric data showed irregularities.

Prof. Oloyede emphasized that these steps aim to preserve the credibility of the examination system and discourage misconduct in the future. For operators guilty of fewer breaches, the board proposed milder consequences such as formal caution, a compulsory written apology, and a signed commitment promising ethical compliance going forward.

At the stakeholder session, several CBT centre operators confessed their involvement, blaming either ignorance or the rush to process a large volume of registrations. Some reportedly wept openly as they begged for forgiveness. Also present at the meeting was former Lagos State Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni, who admitted that the offence was grave enough for prosecution but pleaded for mercy on compassionate grounds.

Among the listed centres were Emerald IT Academy in Benin City, Jicoras CBT Centre in Jigawa, and Ijaw National Academy in Bayelsa, along with others located in Bauchi, Lagos, Abuja, Gombe, Oyo, Plateau, and Rivers States. Meanwhile, Jicoras Centre has launched its own internal inquiry and pledged to penalize any staff involved while vowing to enforce stricter ethical practices in future activities.


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