The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has brought in the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as part of its centre accreditation exercise for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to curb fraud and protect the integrity of the examination.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said the involvement of CAC and other critical stakeholders was to underscore the importance of the accreditation process to the success of UTME registration and conduct.
He explained that the collaboration would prevent directors of blacklisted centres from re-registering under new corporate identities to return to the UTME system.
According to him, staff and proctors previously implicated in registration or examination malpractices would also be easily identified through their National Identification Numbers (NIN).
Oloyede added that computers used in delisted centres have been permanently flagged and banned from accessing JAMB’s system.
He noted that centre accreditation remains crucial to the credibility of the UTME, as it ensures quality, security and technical reliability, while preventing malpractice, system failures and overcrowding.
A total of 1,039 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres were inspected nationwide for the 2026 UTME. Centres found to be below standard have been denied accreditation and declared unfit to conduct the examination
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