JAMB Cracks Down on Underage Admissions
JAMB Sets Age Limit for University Admissions
Varsities Are Warned by JAMB Not to Accept Underage Students
JAMB warns universities against admitting underage students, citing accountability and national integrity concerns. Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede urges state-owned universities to take the lead in ending illegal admissions.
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has issued a warning to postsecondary educational institutions—particularly universities—not to admit minors.
This was said by Oloyede at the start of the seventh biennial meeting of
The “illegal” practice of admitting underage students needed to end, according to the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities in Nigeria, which met in Lagos on Tuesday.
The Registrar called for the act to end since anything atypical was prohibited, citing concerns for accountability, data security, and national integrity.
“About two months ago, I received a letter from an European country to confirm if a student actually graduated from a particular university because she is 15 years old and applied for postgraduate course.
“The question they asked me is ‘is this possible in Nigeria?’ I had to call the Vice Chancellor of the institution and he confirmed the student graduated from the university but was not admitted by JAMB.
“He had to include that he was not the VC at the time the student was admitted,” Oloyede said.
Oloyede emphasized that there are more state-owned universities than federal universities and that they need to take a leading role in this circumstance.
“Also, illegal admission of diploma students needs to stop because last year, we admitted 9,000 diploma students, I was alarmed that about 3,000 students came from a particular university.
“Everyone of us should be accountable because all these acts can damage our education system,” Oloyede said.
The pro-chancellors were advised to develop a plan of action by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the former Chief of Staff to the President, on how to make their schools as attractive and capable as federal and private universities.
Gambari emphasized that by doing this, they would be able to keep some of the greatest staff members and instructors, which would draw the best candidates from the pool of eligible students.
“State-owned universities must explore how best to carve out specific niches which inevitably place them in a position to exploit corresponding comparative advantages that enhance their position.
“Successfully executing this, a foundation for brand creation and recognition is ascertained,” he said.
Sen. Joshua Lidani, the chairman of COPSUN, stated that a number of topics pertaining to university system governance were covered in the conversation.
The pro-chancellor of Gombe State University, Lidani, stated that the university system and postsecondary education in general were facing a number of difficulties at the moment.
“Some of these challenges include corrupt practices, impersonation, 'miracle' exam centres, inadequate funding, and proliferation of universities.
“Others are discriminate and premature dissolution of governing councils and boards of tertiary educational institutions and delay in reconstituting them,” he said.
In addition to the illegality of these acts, Lidani stated, a significant void was typically left in the institution's management, which resulted in a variety of oddities.
“Incessant strike action by ASUU and other labour unions and the attendant consequences in stability, quality and standards.
“These are definitely not exhaustive but are symptomatic of the deep malaise that is affecting the system and extent of the problem.
“Of course, this conference alone will not be able to address the problem but it can raise public consciousness and alarm at the threat posed to good governance, standards and quality in the tertiary educational system,” he said.
The chairman of COPSUN expressed hope that the meeting will provide direction and guidance on how all parties involved may contribute more effectively and legitimately to raising the nation's educational standards.
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