The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has removed 23 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres from its list of approved examination venues due to technical shortcomings.
The affected centres are spread across Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, and Plateau States.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
According to JAMB, the decision followed observations made during the conduct of the 2026 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination held on March 28, 2026.
The statement read, “Following the conduct of the 2026 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, JAMB has delisted 23 Computer-Based Test centres for technical deficiencies.”
Among the affected centres are DE-LITE CBT Centre, Model Secondary School, Maitama, Lake Chad Avenue, Maitama, Abuja; The Oracle Lens, Ubili Town Hall, Nnokwa, Anambra State; SAF Polytechnic, along Iseyin-Oyo Road, Idi-Ori, Iseyin, Oyo State; and Greenhills Academy, Cele Bus Stop, Oke-Ola, Itele Road.
In addition, the board placed 88 other centres on notice over minor technical issues identified during the assessment.
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It also announced that HA-SHEM Academy, located at 15 Owodunni Street, off Iwaya Road, Yaba, Lagos, will no longer be used for any of its examinations.
The statement further explained that the Mock UTME is designed to help candidates familiarise themselves with the CBT system, while also enabling JAMB to evaluate the readiness of examination centres.
“The Mock UTME, introduced to enable candidates familiarise themselves with the Computer-Based Test environment, also serves as a critical platform for the Board to assess its level of preparedness.
It provides an opportunity to identify centres that fall short of the required operational and technical standards.”
It added that its internal review after the 2026 Mock UTME revealed several centres that failed to meet required benchmarks.
“In the aftermath of the 2026 Mock UTME, the Board’s internal review mechanisms identified a number of centres that failed to meet these standards.”
JAMB stated that the measures were necessary to safeguard the credibility of its examinations and ensure that only fully compliant centres are used for the main UTME exercise.