By Grace Udofia
Nigeria’s tertiary examination body, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated in strong terms that it would no longer condone any illegal or irregular admission conducted by any tertiary institution, warning candidates to desist from accepting admissions offered by the institutions without going through the JAMB’s Central Admission Processing System (CAPS).
In an advisory issued to the heads of the various tertiary institutions published in its weekly bulletin, JAMB explained that the warning is a follow-up to an earlier threat of sanctions issued by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.
According to the examination body, the new hard-line position taken by the Board was informed by the quantum of applications received for candidates of illegal admissions, popularly known by candidates as ‘Regularization’, adding that such ignoble acts would no longer be tolerated by the Board.
It said, “The board has reiterated that all applications for admissions to First Degree, National Diploma, National Innovation Diploma and the Nigeria Certificate in Education into Full-Time, Distance Learning, Part-Time, Outreach, Sandwich, etc., must be processed ONLY through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
“Institutions that may still be involved “in advertising or selling “application forms” for admissions into the programmes listed above were advised to desist forthwith.
“This advisory therefore urges the concerned institutions to encourage their candidates to apply to their programmes through the examination body, noting that duplication of application forms is also not allowed.
“On the other hand, candidates are to ensure that any admission issued to them by any institution is routed through the Board even before considering accepting such offers”.
