Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Monday, commenced the accreditation of 848 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
JAMB Weekly bulletin said the registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, stated this during a virtual meeting with Chief External Examiners (CEES), Chief Technical Advisors (CTAS), Zonal Directors, State Coordinators, Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria (CPAN), ZITOs, SITOs, PITOs and other critical stakeholders.
Oloyede said the 848 CBT centres have been slated to be covered in the accreditation exercise, charging the accreditation team to be focused, diligent and thorough in the onerous task ahead as well as be conscious of the consequences of their decisions.
He urged them to see their assignment as a call to national duty and implored them not to accredit centres that are not good for the board’s examination.
The registrar advised the accreditation team to be security conscious, avoid unnecessary risks, minimise movement and acts that could expose them to dangers even as he assured that maximum security had been put in place for a hitch-free exercise.
Also speaking, JAMB’s IT consultant, Mr. Damilola Bamiro, said the exercise was only for centres that had successfully conducted the mandatory automated test deployed to check system readiness, with results determining eligibility for physical inspection.
He said the team will focus on the coverage areas of the CCTV system, which must be wired, and must be HIKVision model with the recommended 16 channels, as well as having all the switches connected to the UPS.
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