The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered 88 universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions of learning in Nigeria that conducted illegal admissions during the 2022/2023 admission session
An illegal admission is one conducted outside of the Central Admissions Processing System, popularly referred to as CAPS
According to JAMB, admissions conducted outside CAPS are illegal, null and void. Introduced in 2017 by the admission board, CAPS is a centralised platform where all tertiary institutions upload the admission status of candidates offered admission.
In a recent statement, JAMB warned candidates against accepting admissions offered by the institutions without going through CAPS.
It noted that it would no longer condone illegal admissions outside the CAPS.
JAMB reiterated that all admissions applications for first degrees, national diplomas, national innovation diplomas, and the Nigeria Certificate in Education in full-time, distance learning, part-time, outreach, sandwich, etc., must be processed only through the board.
Illegal admission: List of universities indicted As reported by The Punch, some of the universities that failed to compile with JAMB admission guidelines are:
- University of Uyo
- University of Abuja
- Olabisi Onabanjo
- University Yaba College
of Technology - Plateau State University
- Ladoke Akintola
- University of Technology (LAUTECH)
- 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
- Chukwuemeka Odumegwu University
