The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has issued a warning to several higher institutions that violated admission guidelines, describing their actions as an “aberration” and demanding full compliance within seven days.
The institutions, summoned to a meeting with JAMB on August 18, 2025, tendered apologies and pleaded with the Board to “temper justice with mercy,” after failing to upload their matriculation lists for admitted candidates despite conducting admissions on the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).
All these were detailed in the agency’s weekly bulletin released on Monday.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, in condemning the infractions, said, “You conducted admissions on CAPS but you did not matriculate any student.
“We feel that before we forward the report to the government, we should interact with you.”
Citing Section 23, subsection 7 of the admission guidelines, Oloyede reminded the institutions that every institution is required to submit/upload matriculation lists to the Board for analysis before approval is granted for matriculation ceremonies.
He emphasised: “Any candidate whose name is NOT on the National Matriculation List will be considered not to have been admitted by JAMB, and the admission is illegitimate. No such illegal admission will be condoned.”
Institutions Risk Candidate Lawsuits
The Registrar warned that violations carry grave consequences beyond regulatory sanctions
“Apart from disenfranchising candidates, they could also sue the institutions for violation of their rights,” Oloyede cautioned.
Resolutions and Compliance Timeline
At the end of the meeting, the institutions resolved to: “Submit formal letters of apology on CAPS within 24 hours.
“Upload all outstanding matriculation lists within seven days from August 18, 2025, and;
“Ensure affiliate institutions operate strictly under their parent institutions, supervised by designated officers.
JAMB stressed that the apologies would form the basis for inserting matriculation lists “accordingly,” signalling a path to remedying the infractions without punishing innocent students.
Meanwhile, the Board, however, noted that Olusegun Agagu University, Okitipupa, and Wellspring University, Benin, failed to honour its invitation, raising concerns about possible tougher sanctions.
Oloyede concluded by reaffirming JAMB’s zero tolerance for illegal admissions.
“The dangers of flagrantly violating these guidelines are enormous.
“We cannot allow an illegitimate system that undermines candidates’ futures,” the JAMB boss concluded.
