The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that any Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre whose registration activities cannot be remotely monitored will be barred from participating in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration.
The decision was disclosed in JAMB’s weekly bulletin published on its website on Monday. According to the Board, the policy—tagged “No Vision, No Registration, No UTME”—is aimed at curbing registration irregularities and strengthening the integrity of its examination processes.
The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting involving Peace Monitors, Chief Technical Advisers, Chief External Examiners, as well as zonal and state coordinators responsible for monitoring CBT centres during the 2026 UTME registration exercise.
Oloyede said all CBT centres involved in the 2026 registration would be monitored live from JAMB’s National Headquarters in Abuja, stressing that any centre that cannot be viewed in real time would be disqualified from registering candidates and conducting the examination.
“Any centre whose registration activities cannot be viewed from the JAMB National Headquarters, Abuja, will not be paid, and such registration may be invalidated,” he said.
He also announced the mandatory use of Microsoft or Digitech live cameras for UTME registration, noting that only approved devices would be allowed for capturing the second image of candidates. He explained that the directive followed the discovery of photo manipulation during the 2025 UTME registration exercise.
On equipment standards, the registrar said all existing CBT centres must migrate to HIKVision Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems, with HIKVision recommended as the Network Video Recorder (NVR) or Digital Video Recorder (DVR). He added that the NVRs must have a minimum of 16 channels to ensure full coverage of examination centres.
Oloyede further stated that all CCTV systems must be wired, as wireless systems would not be permitted. According to him, CCTV cameras must cover critical areas, including the verification and examination areas, holding rooms, walkways, examination halls, server rooms, and all entry and exit points.
He warned that erring centres would face sanctions, including possible prosecution, adding that JAMB would not bear the cost of reconfiguring CCTV routers, as affected centres must handle such expenses before being allowed to operate.
The registrar recalled that centres and individuals previously involved in malpractice had been delisted and were currently facing prosecution, stressing that the Board would not hesitate to sanction any centre or individual found guilty of examination malpractice.
JAMB officially commenced the registration of candidates for the 2026 UTME on Monday.
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