The 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.
The board announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
Benjamin explained that the suspension would allow the board to rearrange examination towns to provide greater accessibility to candidates and eliminate transportation issues on exam days.
He explained that, while candidates were generally able to choose the examination towns nearest to their homes, the 2026 UTME registration began before structural issues were discovered in Ekiti’s examination towns’ layout.
Benjamin stated that the anomalies needed immediate changes in the interests of candidates, necessitating the temporary suspension of town selection throughout the state.
“Consequently, candidates will be unable to select any examination town in Ekiti State while the adjustment process is ongoing. This process is expected to be concluded shortly.
“The board regrets any inconvenience this temporary measure may cause candidates wishing to select examination towns in the ongoing registration exercise in Ekiti State.
“As a matter of practice, JAMB continuously monitors its operations and promptly addresses challenges reported by candidates,” he stated.
Benjamin expressed sorrow for any inconvenience the action may give to impacted candidates during the state’s ongoing registration exercise.
He reiterated the board’s commitment to constantly refining its processes to ensure that all candidates were handled with decency and respect.
