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UTME 2024: JAMB Delists Centres, Full List Emerges

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • JAMB has delisted 25 CBT centres after its 2024 mock-UTME which was held across 793 CBTs across Nigeria
  • Legit.ng reports that JAMB delisted the centres for poor conduct in preparation for the 2024 UTME main examination
  • UTME 2024 is scheduled to commence on Friday, April 19 and end on Monday, April 29

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Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering education in Nigeria and worldwide.

Ikoyi, Lagos state - The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it has delisted 25 computer-based test (CBT) centres.

In a document seen by Legit.ng on Wednesday, April 17, JAMB said it took the decision after its 2024 mock which was held on Thursday, March 7.

Full list: JAMB delists 25 UTME centres across Nigeria
JAMB delists 25 centres in 16 states and the FCT. Photo credits: Prof Is'haq O. Oloyede, Vladimir Vladimirov
Source: UGC

The examination body stated that the action is to ensure strict adherence to regulatory standards amongst its partners.

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Legit.ng understands that JAMB's decision followed the affected centres’ non-compliance to the laid-down procedures and the difficulties encountered by candidates posted to the centres to sit the 2024 mock-UTME in March.

JAMB 2024: Affected centres

The list of the affected centres as released by the examination body revealed that they are spread across 16 states of the federation and the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

While four centres were delisted in Lagos, two are affected in Kaduna and Anambra states respectively.

Edo, Imo and Osun also have two centres each while Benue, Delta, Plateau, Kwara, and Zamfara have one centre each.

In Lagos, the affected centres are Ola Unity Children's School, Tapa street, Ebutte metta; Command Secondary School CBT Centre Ipaja, Command bus-stop, Ajasa; Command Day Secondary School, Ojo cantonment, Ojo; and the Laurelhall schools CBT Centre, Laurelhall Schools Avenue, Ladegboye road, Imowo Kekere, Off Ijedee road, Ikorodu.

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The affected centres in Kaduna state are; Beijing International School Kaduna, Kowa new extension; and Ateko Digital Technology, Kaduna South.

At the FCT, Lincoln College of Science Management and Technology, Abuja, was affected.

Check out the full list below:

JAMB delists 25 CBT centres in FCT, Lagos, others
Photo credit: @JAMBHQ
Source: Twitter
JAMB delists 25 CBT centres in FCT, Lagos, others
Photo credit: @JAMBHQ
Source: Twitter

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that JAMB enjoined admission seekers to adhere to its protocols.

The examination body stated that candidates who are 30 minutes late to their examination halls would be disallowed from writing the UTME 2024.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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