The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has issued a stern warning to all accredited centres nationwide, stating that any facility not visible on its central monitoring system risks facing sanctions, including non-payment for services and possible invalidation of registration or examination activities.
In a bulletin released on Monday, the board emphasised that all centres involved in registration and examination processes must ensure their surveillance cameras are fully functional and accessible in real time from its control room at the headquarters.
It stated that any of the 989 accredited centres where activities cannot be monitored live may have such operations declared invalid, adding that affected centres could also forfeit payment for services rendered.
The board further cautioned that during examinations, any centre that becomes unviewable from the monitoring desk would face immediate delisting, reinforcing its zero-tolerance stance on lapses in compliance.
According to JAMB, the directive is rooted in the importance of real-time monitoring, which enables the board to detect irregularities during registration and examinations and take swift corrective measures.
The board disclosed that the move became necessary after over 150 centres were found to be unviewable from its control room during the recent registration exercise. These centres were subsequently summoned to a meeting and given an ultimatum to resolve their technical challenges.
JAMB added that payments to affected centres would only be processed after full compliance is confirmed, noting that several centres have already been delisted based on findings from the monitoring system.
The development forms part of ongoing reforms by the board in recent years, including the adoption of computer-based testing and centralised oversight mechanisms, aimed at curbing malpractice and improving the credibility and efficiency of its examination processes.
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