JAMB Mandates Live CCTV Coverage, Threatens Sanctions for Erring CBT Centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres whose registration processes cannot be monitored live from its headquarters will be excluded from participating in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration.
The Board disclosed this directive in its weekly bulletin released on Monday, describing the policy as part of broader efforts to strengthen the credibility and transparency of its examination system.
The initiative has been tagged “No Vision, No Registration, No UTME.”
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, revealed the development during a stakeholders’ meeting involving Peace Monitors, Chief Technical Advisers, Chief External Examiners, and state and zonal coordinators responsible for supervising CBT centres ahead of the 2026 registration exercise.
According to Oloyede, all accredited CBT centres will be placed under real-time surveillance from JAMB’s National Headquarters in Abuja. He explained that any centre whose registration activities cannot be viewed live would be disqualified from registering candidates or hosting the 2026 UTME.
He further stated that registration conducted in centres without live monitoring could be declared invalid, adding that such centres would also forfeit payment for their services.
As part of the new framework, Oloyede directed that only Microsoft or Digitech live cameras approved by JAMB must be used for capturing candidates’ second images during registration. He noted that this requirement followed the discovery of image manipulation during the 2025 UTME registration process.
The registrar also instructed all existing CBT centres to upgrade their surveillance infrastructure to HIKVision Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems, recommending HIKVision Network Video Recorders or Digital Video Recorders with at least 16 channels to ensure comprehensive coverage.
He added that CCTV cameras must be installed across key areas, including examination halls, verification sections, waiting rooms, corridors, server rooms, and entry and exit points. Wireless CCTV systems, he said, would not be permitted under the new regulations.
Oloyede warned that centres found violating these directives would face strict penalties including possible prosecution. He also clarified that JAMB would not fund the reconfiguration of CCTV equipment, placing the financial responsibility on affected centres before they can be cleared to operate.
The registrar recalled that several centres and individuals previously linked to examination malpractice had already been removed from JAMB’s system and were currently facing prosecution, stressing that the Board would not hesitate to take similar action against future offenders.
Meanwhile, JAMB has officially commenced registration for the 2026 UTME, which began on Monday.
