The Federal Government has directed all national examination bodies, including JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and NABTEB, to blacklist CBT centres and candidates found guilty of examination malpractice.
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, issued the directive in a letter dated May 27, 2025, as a response to the rampant malpractices discovered during the 2025 UTME. He emphasized that any CBT centre or school found operating as a “miracle centre” should be derecognised for a period determined by the relevant examination body. He further instructed that all examination bodies must enforce this punishment concurrently.
In addition, students caught cheating will be barred from all external exams in Nigeria—including WAEC, NECO, and NABTEB—for three years, using their NIN for enforcement. Alausa stated that this strict measure is aimed at deterring future misconduct by students and their parents.
This action, he noted, is supported by Section 16(2) of the Examination Malpractices Act, which allows examination bodies to circulate names of offenders and impose collective sanctions.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had earlier described the malpractice levels during the UTME as “advanced, digitised fraud.” Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede reported that some centres colluded to hack CBT networks, remotely controlled candidate systems, and submitted answers fraudulently—an operation that has led to arrests and result withdrawals.
Oloyede assured that any candidate proven guilty, even after results have been released, will have them withdrawn immediately.
