The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned universities and other tertiary institutions against issuing admission letters that could be mistaken for the Board’s official documents, insisting that only JAMB is legally empowered to issue official admission letters to candidates.
The Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, gave the warning when he received a delegation from Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, during a recent courtesy visit to his office.
The development was disclosed in JAMB’s weekly bulletin released on Monday.
Aina said all admissions into Nigerian tertiary institutions, including universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, must follow the procedures established by the Board, with candidates accepting their offers through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).
He expressed concern that candidates could mistake admission documents issued by institutions for official JAMB admission letters, leaving them with the impression that their admission had been fully processed and recognised.
The registrar urged institutions engaging in the practice to stop, stressing that they also had a responsibility to ensure candidates obtained the appropriate admission documents from JAMB.
He recalled that the Federal Ministry of Education had directed tertiary institutions to conduct admissions through CAPS, warning that actions outside the approved process were illegal and invalid.
According to him, institutions cannot substitute their own admission letters for the official JAMB letter issued after a candidate accepts an offer through CAPS.
Aina added that admission offers not properly processed through the platform could create complications for candidates, particularly when their admission status is being verified for official purposes.
He stressed that only admissions recognised through the approved system are accepted for mobilisation into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), among other official processes.
The warning underscores JAMB’s position that institutional admission offers must be processed through the national admissions framework to ensure that candidates’ records are properly documented and recognised.
