The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended two of its centres for 14 days for allegedly uploading blank registration template.

The two centres are: the Federal College of Education (Technical), Potiskum, Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre 2 in Yobe State, and a CBT Centre at Otukpo in Benue State.

JAMB’s Spokesman Fabian Benjamin announced the suspension in a statement yesterday in Abuja.

The statement said the suspension was meant to warn CBT centres never to commit such actions again.

It also advised centres to ensure that all templates are accurately filled out before uploading.

“This suspension, which took effect on Tuesday, was as a result of procedural breach that poses a threat to security measures implemented to prevent infractions and to ensure the integrity of the information provided to the Board in case of any contestation.

“Candidates are required to manually fill in their details before uploading them to the registration portal. The template containing these details must also be uploaded as evidence of their choices and the information provided.

“However, some centres, despite being fully briefed on the implications of failing to adhere to these guidelines, chose to disregard them by submitting blank copies of the registration template in a misguided effort to increase candidate submissions.

“Any centre found uploading blank templates in the future will face cancellation and will be barred from participating in the Board’s activities,” the statement said. (The Nation)