Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has suspended the selection of examination towns for candidates registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,UTME, in Ekiti State, South-West Nigeria.
The Board made this known in a statement in Abuja by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
Benjamin said that the suspension was to enable the Board to restructure examination towns to ensure closer proximity to candidates and reduce transportation challenges on examination days.
He explained that although candidates were usually allowed to select examination towns closest to their locations, the 2026 UTME registration commenced before structural anomalies were detected in the configuration of examination towns in Ekiti State.
Benjamin said the anomalies necessitated urgent adjustments in the interest of candidates, prompting the temporary suspension of town selection in the state.
According to him, candidates will be unable to select any examination town in Ekiti State while the adjustment process is ongoing.
He, however, said that the process would be concluded shortly.
Benjamin expressed regret over any inconveniences the measure might cause the candidates affected during the ongoing registration exercise in the state.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
