By Peter Omopo
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disbursed a total of N1,570,671,200 to Computer-Based Test centres that participated in the registration process for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
The disclosure was made in a bulletin issued by the board and signed by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin.
According to JAMB, the payment represents the N700 registration fee collected on behalf of the CBT centres from candidates during the UTME registration exercise.
The board explained that the N700 fee is collected alongside the ePIN registration charge and subsequently remitted directly to accredited CBT centres on a weekly basis.
JAMB said the initiative was introduced to reduce the exploitation of candidates through the imposition of unauthorised charges and to strengthen the adoption of a cashless registration process at the centres, many of which are privately owned.
Under the arrangement, candidates who purchase the UTME ePIN are not required to make additional payments at CBT centres and can register at any accredited centre of their choice.
The board also reiterated the implementation of its “No View, No Pay” policy, which ensures that payments are made to CBT centres only after verification that candidates registered by the centres are valid and visible in the board’s registration system.
JAMB stated that the policy was designed to prevent registration irregularities and promote transparency in the registration process.
The 2026 UTME registration exercise closed on February 28, while the examination is scheduled to take place nationwide from April 16 to April 25.
The board added that registration for the Direct Entry programme began on March 2 and will continue until April 25, 2026.
