The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has revealed that the introduction of the mandatory National Identification Number (NIN) exposed and blocked approximately 500,000 fake candidates and professional impersonators from registering for the 2021/2022 UTME.
Official 2021 UTME Registration & Centre Statistics
- Total Registered Candidates for 2021 UTME: 1,415,501 (compared to nearly 1.9 million in previous years, with the 500,000 drop attributed to multiple-registration syndicates and machinery who could not bypass NIN biometrics).
- Candidates Who Had Written as of June 24: 1,122,095 candidates had already sat the exam, with 66,111 remaining.
- 30 Out of 650 CBT Centres Delisted: Out of 650 accredited CBT centres nationwide, JAMB delisted 30 centres for performing below technical standards and promised to reschedule affected candidates.
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