The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to accredit 1,039 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across Nigeria for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, disclosed this on Wednesday in Ilorin during an ongoing accreditation tour of CBT centres.

He noted that 52 examination teams have been deployed nationwide to re-accredit centres or disqualify those failing to meet the board’s standards.

Oloyede emphasized that the annual accreditation exercise is crucial to ensure compliance with established requirements, adding that prior approval does not guarantee continued eligibility.

“The fact that you qualified last year does not mean you qualify this year,” he said.

Describing the exercise as “so far, so good,” the registrar noted that only a few centres previously linked to malpractice had attempted to resurface.

“Some centres that were implicated in examination malpractice last year, not in Kwara State, have repackaged themselves this year, moving from one location to another,” he explained.

Oloyede also highlighted JAMB’s strengthened collaboration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to prevent operators of blacklisted centres from re-entering the system.

“We have liaised with the CAC so that once you are a director of a failed CBT centre, you cannot operate elsewhere in the country. We now have access to directors’ details, including their NIN, to prevent abuse,” he said.

He further revealed that staff and proctors previously involved in malpractice have been barred from participating in future examinations.

“All individuals involved have their NINs flagged. If they move elsewhere, they will compromise that centre because we will not approve it,” Oloyede added.