In an interview with journalists on Friday, Mr Oloyede said that though the state of education in the country was not good enough, it had been improving.
The Senate had, on Wednesday, agreed to investigate allegations of admission racketeering in the nation’s universities.
He said this proposed policy was based on the rising cost of logistics in taking the UTME nationwide.
This is because admission is still ongoing.
Mr Benjamin announced that the board had again remitted N2 billion as its interim surplus for the 2023 operating year.
Mr Benjamin said about 80,000 candidates who could not sit for the 2023 UTME within their scheduled time sat the rescheduled UTME across the country.
The mock examination tests JAMB’s preparedness and that of its partners for UTME.
The board vowed to sanction centres that sell more than one PIN to a source or collect money for more than one PIN from a source.
According to him, the 817 students will re-register for the exam, with the centres bearing the cost.
Registrar of the Board, Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this after monitoring the registration in Kano State on Wednesday.
