The process of creating questions for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has gone fully digital, with test developers now able to work from remote locations instead of gathering at centralised venues, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced.

This marks the completion of a 10 year transformation that began when JAMB first embarked on automating its examination processes in the mid 2010s. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB Registrar, revealed the development at the University of Ibadan during a training programme designed to equip test developers with the skills needed to operate the new system.

According to Prof. Oloyede, the remote question authoring platform represents the final stage of a multiphase automation strategy that has progressively digitised every aspect of JAMB's operations.

"We are here at the University of Ibadan to do the last round of our automation process. This phase is about automating the authoring of questions. Our authors can now set questions from their various locations without having to travel across the country," he explained.

The Registrar noted that the system cuts down on travel expenses, simplifies coordination and accelerates the question development cycle while preserving the security standards necessary to maintain examination credibility. He assured stakeholders that checks and balances have been integrated into the platform to prevent unauthorised access or manipulation.

Prof. Oloyede also addressed concerns around access to registration and examination centres, stating that JAMB had expanded its Computer Based Test infrastructure from around 800 centres in 2025 to more than 1,000 in 2026.

The digitisation of question authoring completes JAMB's transition to a fully automated examination ecosystem, a process that has reshaped how candidates register, sit for exams and receive results across Nigeria.