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Borno Governor Opens First State-Built JAMB CBT Centre

7/25/2026

Summary

Story summary

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum commissioned a multi-million-naira JAMB North-East Zonal Headquarters and CBT centre in Maiduguri, naming it after Registrar Ishaq Oloyede.
The complex houses two CBT halls, fits 500 candidates per session and can process over 2,000 daily.
Registrar Ishaq Oloyede said the centre is unprecedented as the first state-built JAMB zonal office and CBT centre, constructed from 24 February 2026 and completed in under six months.

History

Historical Context

In May 2014 the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination switched from paper to a computer-based format, ending a decades-old testing method. Building on the 2013 pilot that served roughly 2.5 million candidates, Governor Babagana Zulum opened the Ishaq Oloyede-named JAMB Zonal Headquarters in Maiduguri in 2026, enabling 500 CBT candidates per session and cementing Nigeria’s move toward digital exams.

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Story summary

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum commissioned a multi-million-naira JAMB North-East Zonal Headquarters and CBT centre in Maiduguri, naming it after Registrar Ishaq Oloyede.
The complex houses two CBT halls, fits 500 candidates per session and can process over 2,000 daily.
Registrar Ishaq Oloyede said the centre is unprecedented as the first state-built JAMB zonal office and CBT centre, constructed from 24 February 2026 and completed in under six months.

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