The management of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has concluded all necessary accreditation, validation, and security checks for centres, personnel, and other stakeholders to be involved in the registration exercise for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
At an expanded management meeting held recently, the Board gave strong assurances to the public that the forthcoming registration exercise would be robust, secure, and largely infraction-proof.
The Board stated that adequate time had been taken to put comprehensive measures in place to prevent and address any likely registration irregularities.
JAMB disclosed that lessons and insights gained from the post-registration and examination review of the 2025 UTME have provided a valuable opportunity to deploy enhanced technological and operational measures ahead of the 2026 exercise.
Consequently, individuals or groups intending to perpetrate registration or examination infractions are warned to stay away from the 2026 UTME registration process, scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2026.
The Board emphasized that anyone found culpable will face the full weight of the law.
According to the Board, over 30 suspected registration and examination infractors are currently facing prosecuting while about 20 are already in correctional custody.
“It should also be noted that arrests may occur during or well after the conduct of the examination, as investigations are ongoing and continuous.
Members of the public are therefore advised to steer clear of all JAMB processes unless they are duly registered candidates or accredited stakeholders,” the Board warned.
JAMB further assures candidates and stakeholders that application documents for the 2026 UTME will be released early in 2026, in line with its commitment to transparency, efficiency, and the integrity of the nation’s examination system.
