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Fresh news trending now as the Academic Staff Union of Universities has commended JAMB for

blacklisting 48 Computer Based Test centres used for the 2017 UTME. It is gathered that the

President of the union, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, said on Thursday in Lagos that the owners of the

blacklisted centres should also be prosecuted. The 48 CBT centres were among more than 600

centres used for the conduct of the UTME nationwide in May. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Is-haq

Oloyede, had

on Wednesday announced the blacklisting of the centres for alleged involvement in extortion and

‘organised examination malpractice’ during the UTME. Oloyede said the decision was taken at the

end of an enlarged meeting with external examiners and other stakeholders in the conduct of the

examination. He also announced the cancellation of results of 50,000 candidates for alleged

involvement in malpractice during the examination. The ASUU boss said the development was a step

in the right direction, describing it as “ the way to go.’’ “What JAMB has done in that respect is a

welcome development and a good decision. “I will not expect it to stop at just blacklisting of such

centres. “The leadership of the board should go a step forward by prosecuting owners of the affected

centre in order to serve as a deterrent to others. “This measure will further ensure that the integrity of

the examination cannot be undermined,’’ Ogunyemi said. He added that JAMB should also strive to

do a thorough check on centres and their owners before engaging them in the conduct of the UTME

to avoid a re-occurrence.