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JAMB: Parents, candidates cry out over high accommodation, feeding costs by CBT management
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Some parents and candidates sitting for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) being conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have lamented the high cost of accommodation fees charged by one of the accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in Abia State.
The CBT centre located at Amadeus University, Amizi, Ikwuano Local Government Area of the state, is one of the few private universities which serves as CBT centres for the JAMB examination.
Our correspondent gathered that the school, which is located off the heart of both Umuahia, the state capital and Ikwuano Local Government Area, were charging candidates, especially those whose exams were scheduled for 6:30am who live outside Ikwuano and Umuahia, ₦10,000 for a bed space for a night.
Some parents who disclosed that their children and wards came from Aba and Owerri to write the exam, alleged that their children who shared one room with another candidate paid ₦10,000 each, amounting to ₦20,000 for two persons per room.
Some of the parents who expressed shock on how their wards could be moved from Aba and Owerri to Ikwuano, a place that they said was outside their place of residence, also went ahead to allege that their wards were forced to pay ₦2,500 per meal as the management of the centre took advantage of the remoteness of their school to peg their food at that price leaving the candidates who are not familiar with the terrain with no choice than to buy the food at such an exorbitant price.
Mrs Charity and Mr Clement, who claimed not to have known the remoteness of the centre and the challenge of accommodation regretted having not done due diligence before the examination day, as they claimed that they spent about ₦50,000 on transportation, feeding and accommodation just because their wards exams fall between 6:30am.
The parents who said that they did not know why JAMB chose CBT centres, called on the management of JAMB to do due diligence before accepting any proposals for CBT centres and to also look into their posting system to avoid the circumstances of pulling someone away from his or her base to another state to write exam, which they maintained puts the individual parents or relative’s lives at risk.
“We did not know this is how far the place is.
“I took my daughter from Aba to the school on Thursday and had to come to Umuahia to sleep.
“I never knew the centre was this far. Honestly, if I had known that we would spend the kind of money that I have spent till this Friday morning, I would have asked her to wait till the next examination year.
“It appears that these people are doing business with JAMB; if not, tell me what someone will come and be doing here, talk more of someone who came from Aba.
“How my daughter got posted to this centre is still a mystery to me. There was a time when all JAMB centres in Aba were closed down, but this time, we have JAMB centres in Aba. If the centers are not enough, JAMB should go into partnership with schools like Abia Polytechnic in Aba, that I understand, has a big computer lab to make life easier for us.”
Efforts to reach the management of Amadeus University for comment has been unsuccessful at the time of filing the report.
However, our correspondent who monitored the exam in other parts of the state including Umuahia, the state capital and Aba, the commercial nerve of the state reports that some candidates were having issues with thumbprint verification.
Though officials of the examination body said that they were working to resolve them, they however said that, if such fails to go through, that the candidates would fill a form that will enable them sit for the exam in a rescheduled date by the JAMB.
Unverified information has it that there was catastrophe in one of the CBT centers in Aba on Friday as their generator broke down after the candidates had commennced their exam.
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The National Youth Service Corps has warned prospective corps members that they will not be mobilised for national service without obtaining clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database (NERD).
The warning comes as the scheme continues preparations for the mobilisation of a fresh batch of prospective corps members, while also intensifying efforts to ensure their safety during orientation camp journeys.
In a public notice shared on its official X account on Monday, the NYSC declared that NERD clearance is now compulsory for all prospective corps members.
The scheme urged prospective corps members to complete the process early to avoid delays in mobilisation.
It also cautioned that failure to obtain the clearance could delay mobilisation into the national service programme.
“This is to inform PCMs (Prospective Corps Members) that without NERD clearance, no NYSC. Get your NERD clearance early. Avoid delays in your mobilisation.”
Reiterating the mandatory nature of the requirement, the NYSC stated, “NERD clearance is compulsory for all PCMs. No NERD clearance, No NYSC!!!”
Although the scheme did not provide additional details about the clearance process in the notice, the directive signals a stricter verification regime as preparations continue for the next orientation exercise.
The latest advisory comes barely hours after the NYSC announced the mobilisation of another batch of prospective corps members for the 2026 Batch ‘B’ service year, urging institutions and eligible graduates to complete all necessary documentation ahead of the orientation exercise.
It also follows another recent safety advisory by the scheme in which prospective corps members were warned against travelling at night to orientation camps.
The NYSC advised them to break their journeys whenever necessary and lodge in safe locations or designated military and security formations where available, rather than risk travelling after dark.
The renewed advisories reflect the scheme’s efforts to improve both the integrity of its mobilisation process and the safety of prospective corps members, amid growing security concerns on Nigerian highways.
With mobilisation activities gathering pace, prospective corps members are expected to complete all required registration and verification procedures, including the newly emphasised NERD clearance, before reporting for orientation camp.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the top scorers in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a candidate seeking admission into the University of Lagos emerging as the overall best performer.
The announcement was made on Monday during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja.
According to JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, the highest scorer in this year’s examination is Owoeye Jesudunsin, an indigene of Ekiti State who sat for the examination in Ogun State.
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Jesudunsin scored 372 out of the possible 400 marks and applied to study Medicine and Surgery at the University of Lagos.
Her score falls just three points short of the highest UTME score recorded in 2025, when Chinedu Okeke from Anambra State scored 375.
Coming second in the 2026 rankings is Ikenna Enwere from Imo State, who scored 370. He selected Nile University as his first-choice institution and intends to study Computer Science.
Ayomide Bamisile from Ondo State followed closely with a score of 369. He applied to study Software Engineering at the Federal University of Technology Akure.
JAMB also released the full list of top-performing candidates during the policy meeting, which brought together heads of tertiary institutions and key stakeholders in the education sector to discuss admission guidelines for the 2026 academic session.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will hold its 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions on Monday, May 11, where key decisions, including the minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off marks for the 2026/2027 academic session, will be determined.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
According to him, the meeting will take place at the Body of Benchers Auditorium, Plot 688, Institute and Research District, FCC Phase III, Jabi, Abuja.
Benjamin added that key policy directions will be unveiled by the Minister of Education, Maruf Olatunji Alausa.
He said, “The Board’s annual policy meeting on admissions is a crucial annual gathering where stakeholders decide minimum tolerable UTME marks, admission guidelines, and policies for tertiary institutions.
“Furthermore, the meeting is expected to, in particular, formally set the tone for the 2026/2027 admission exercise while impressing it on attendees the need to adhere strictly to stipulated guidelines.
“Attendees at the 2026 meeting would include critical stakeholders such as vice-chancellors, rectors, provosts, registrars and their admission officers.
“Others are regulatory bodies ranging from the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), to the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), among others.”
The statement also noted that goodwill messages are expected from agencies including the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and other stakeholders.
Benjamin disclosed that the event will feature the 6th edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards (NATAP-M), aimed at promoting compliance with admission guidelines and improving standards in tertiary education.
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