UTME: JAMB suspends UNIBEN, Taraba University, others as registration closes Thursday

Having registered over 1.6 million candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said the February 21 deadline would not be extended.

The board has also announced the suspension of 17 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres over malpractices.

This was disclosed by Dr Emmanuel Ndukwe, the Governing Board chairman of the exam body, in a bulletin released on Monday from the office of the registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede.

Ndukwe maintained that the board would not tolerate any centre which flaunts guidelines and regulations so as to prevent Nigerians from being extorted.

He said, “The 2019 registration commenced on Thursday, January 10, and is expected to end on Thursday, February 21. There would be no extension of the exercise as the deadline remains sacrosanct.

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“To ensure that Nigerians are not exploited or have their data mutilated, the board has regulated the registration exercise so that we may obtain the actual statistics that will reflect the realities on the ground.

“Any centre we find not complying with the ethics of registration will be sanctioned and we believe that this is the way to go in ensuring that the right things are done. All requirements have been defined and agreed upon by the board and centre owners.”

The suspended CBT centres are Matar Miseri Cordiae Centre and Mardakem Company Limited, both in Akwa-Ibom State; Bintels Global Services, Anambra State; Global ICT Connect Limited, Benue State; Swiftcom Global, Cross River State; Sapele Technical College, Delta State; Evangel University, Ebonyi State; Bishop Gabriel CBT Centre and DA Civic Centre, both in Edo State.

Others are; University of Benin ICT Centre and Netskills Digital Solutions, both in Edo State; College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti and St. Silas Anglican School, both in Ekiti State; Medes ICT Centre in Ondo State; Divine Success CBT Centre in Oyo State; Riyom ICT Centre in Plateau State, and Taraba State University CBT Centre in Taraba State.

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