The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that 86 Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions conducted illegal admissions for the 2022/2023 session.
These institutions bypassed the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), which JAMB introduced in 2017 to centralize and automate the admission process.
JAMB emphasized that any admissions conducted outside of CAPS are considered illegal and void. Despite warnings in 2020, some institutions continued to offer admissions through their own portals, which JAMB described as a “flagrant abuse” of the system.
In a bulletin titled “Cessation of illegal/irregular admission,” JAMB reminded candidates to avoid accepting such admissions and stressed that all admissions to first degree, national diploma, national innovation diploma, and Nigeria Certificate in Education programs must go through JAMB.
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JAMB assessed institutions’ compliance with its 2022/2023 admission guidelines, awarding points based on adherence. Fully compliant institutions received 10 points, partially compliant ones got five points, and non-compliant institutions were given zero points.
Some of the notable institutions that failed to comply with CAPS 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,
“Others are 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.”