Several tertiary institutions that breached admission guidelines have appealed to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for leniency, pledging to comply by submitting their matriculation lists within seven days.
This comes after the Board flagged what it described as a disturbing and unacceptable trend of institutions admitting students without properly completing the required matriculation process.
Details of the development were contained in JAMB’s weekly bulletin released on Monday, following a crucial meeting held on August 18, 2025, between the Board and the affected institutions.
At the meeting, the institutions reportedly failed to provide convincing explanations for their actions. JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, described the situation as a serious deviation from standard procedures.
“You conducted admissions on CAPS but failed to matriculate any student. We felt it was necessary to engage with you before forwarding the report to the government,” he said.
Professor Oloyede emphasized that matriculation is a critical part of the admission process and clearly outlined in the Board’s guidelines. Referring to Section 23, Subsection 7, he noted that institutions are required to upload their matriculation lists for proper analysis, which will determine whether they are cleared to proceed with matriculation ceremonies.
The Registrar warned that any admission not listed on the National Matriculation List would be deemed illegitimate and unrecognized by JAMB. He stressed, “No such illegal admission will be condoned.”
Beyond administrative violations, Professor Oloyede pointed to possible legal consequences, noting that affected students could sue the institutions for violating their rights. He, however, assured that the Board is exploring ways to resolve the matter without punishing students for institutional failings.
As part of the resolutions reached, all affected institutions were directed to submit formal letters of apology via CAPS within 24 hours and upload all outstanding matriculation lists within seven days from August 18.
The Registrar added that these apologies would form the basis for processing and accepting the matriculation lists into the system.
Another key decision was that all affiliate institutions must now operate strictly under the supervision of their parent institutions, with a designated official responsible for monitoring compliance.
Meanwhile, two institutions — Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, and Westpring University, Benin — were singled out for failing to attend the meeting despite being formally invited.
