The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has indicted 86 tertiary institutions, including the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Chrisland University, and Crawford University, for conducting admissions outside of its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) during the 2022/2023 admission session.
This revelation emerged from an analysis of data on the admissions conducted in Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions.
JAMB declared that admissions conducted outside of CAPS are illegal, null, and void.
Introduced in 2017, CAPS was designed to centralise and automate the admission process between candidates and their chosen institutions.
Despite JAMB’s repeated warnings against the practice, many institutions continue to offer admissions through their own portals, bypassing CAPS.
In a recent statement, JAMB reiterated its stance against illegal admissions.
The board emphasized that all applications for first-degree programs, national diplomas, national innovation diplomas, and the Nigeria Certificate in Education, regardless of the mode of study, must be processed through CAPS.
JAMB further warned candidates to desist from accepting admissions not processed through the official system.
The board’s report, titled ‘Compiled assessment of institutions on compliance with the 2022/2023 admission guidelines,’ scored institutions based on their adherence to the admission guidelines: full compliance earned 10 points, partial compliance earned five points, and non-compliance earned zero points.
Under this assessment, 88 institutions failed to comply fully with the guidelines.
Some of the institutions named in the report include the University of Uyo, University of Abuja, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Yaba College of Technology, Plateau State University, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Coal City University, Crawford University, Crescent University, Ebonyi State University, Rhema University, Borno State University, Chrisland University, Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Alvan Ikoku College of Education, and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu University.
JAMB has consistently urged these institutions to align with the automated system to maintain the integrity and transparency of the admission process.
The board’s firm stance and the publication of non-compliant institutions underline its commitment to eradicating irregularities in the admission processes of Nigerian tertiary institutions.
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