JAMB 2025: “Why WAEC, NECO will adopt CBT for exams from 2026,” FG cites reason

• The Federal Government has mandated WAEC and NECO to afloat modulation to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for each examinations by May/June 2026.
• WAEC and NECO volition statesman administering nonsubjective papers via CBT from November 2025, according to Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa.
• JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, revealed that implicit 1.6 cardinal candidates person completed the ongoing UTME, dismissing claims of misallocated exam centres.

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

The national authorities has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to follow afloat Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for each their examinations by 2026.

The curate of education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says WAEC and NECO is acceptable to follow CBT for exams. Photo credit: @DrTunjiAlausa
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The curate of education, Dr Tunji Alausa, revealed this during the monitoring of the ongoing exams alongside JAMB officials, successful Bwari, Abuja, connected Monday, April 28.

Recall that the 2025 UTME began connected April 24, a time earlier than initially announced, astatine assorted CBT centres successful the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and different states of the federation.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), which monitored the development successful the FCT and its environs, reported that much than 2 cardinal candidates would beryllium penning the introspection nationwide.

Minister: WAEC, NECO to statesman exams via CBT this November

But connected Monday, Alausa revealed that some the WAEC and NECO would commencement administering their nonsubjective papers via CBT effectual November 2025.

According to him, subsequently adopting the CBT for the effort and nonsubjective components would commenced afloat by May/June 2026.

”If JAMB tin successfully behaviour CBT exams for much than 2.2 cardinal candidates, WAEC and NECO tin bash the same.“We are going to get WAEC and NECO to besides commencement their nonsubjective exam connected CBT.“By 2026 exams which volition travel up successful May/June, some the objectives and the effort volition beryllium afloat connected CBT. That is however we tin destruct exam malpractices.”

Alausa besides disclosed that a committee is presently reviewing introspection standards nationwide, with recommendations expected adjacent month.

Legit.ng earlier reported that JAMB has clarified that the 2025 UTME officially starts astatine 8am nationwide, not 6am arsenic wide alleged.

The Board gave this clarification aft Peter Obi criticised JAMB for allegedly scheduling exams excessively early, starring to pupil hardships and unnecessary trauma.

JAMB maintained that lone verification processes commencement astatine 6:30am to guarantee the creaseless commencement of the introspection by 8am.

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• FG clarifies 18-year-old property bounds for WAEC, NECO exams

JAMB reacts arsenic Tinubu approves 67 caller tertiary institutions

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that JAMB registrar Professor Is-haq Oloyede has showered praises connected President Tinubu for approving 67 caller tertiary institutions betwixt 2024 and 2025.

In a statement, Oloyede warned the recently approved institutions against amerciable admissions and insisted connected compliance with the CAPS and IBASS platforms.

Oloyede spoke during an interactive league with main officers of the recently established tertiary institutions connected Monday, April 14, successful Abuja.

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