The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has addressed and dismissed claims that UTME candidates must write their exams only in the state where they registered, calling such reports incorrect and misleading.
This clarification was made in a statement by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Public Communication Advisor (PCA) of JAMB.
It follows a previous report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), which had quoted Dr. Benjamin as saying that for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), “no candidate will be required to take the exam outside their registration state.”
Dr. Benjamin clarified that candidates can register from any location and are free to choose any town in Nigeria as their examination centre.
“Candidates are not limited to taking the examination in their registration state.
They can register from anywhere and select any exam town across the country,” he stated.
You Can Select Any Town for Your Exam
He went on to explain that the CBT (Computer-Based Test) centres are set up by towns, not by states, to make access easier.
“For example, if a candidate selects Garki as their preferred town, they will be posted to a centre within that town—not outside it, as wrongly suggested in some reports,” he added.
Dr. Benjamin said this clarification was necessary to address misinformation and reassure candidates who selected towns outside their registration states for the 2025 UTME, which begins on April 25.
“It’s important to clear this up to avoid confusion. Candidates who registered in one state and selected a different town for the exam can still write the test in their chosen town.
For example, someone who registers in Lagos can still decide to take the UTME in Sokoto or any other part of Nigeria,” he said.
JAMB has released results for 115,735 candidates who took part in the 2025 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), while 10,446 results are still being processed.
A total of 200,113 candidates registered for the mock exam held on April 10. However, only 126,181 actually participated in the test. Of these, 115,735 results have already been made available, and 10,446 are currently under review.
The board also launched fake websites as a trap to catch candidates trying to cheat. These decoy sites, made to resemble those used by fraudsters, were part of an operation that exposed over 180 candidates who paid from N30,000 for leaked questions and fake result upgrades.