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’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja.
Benjamin said the suspension was to enable the board to restructure examination towns to ensure closer proximity to candidates and reduce transportation challenges on examination days.
Although candidates were usually allowed to select examination towns closest to their locations, the 2026 UTME registration commenced before structural anomalies were detected in Ekiti’s examination towns’ configuration.
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 while the adjustment process is ongoing.
He, however, said 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.
