The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned universities against issuing admission letters to candidates, insisting that such an act falls outside their mandate.
CDA News Nigeria gathered that the Registrar, Prof. Aina, stated that JAMB is the only body statutorily empowered to issue official admission letters to candidates seeking entry into all tertiary institutions in Nigeria, including universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
He noted that the irony of the situation is that once candidates see a document purporting to offer them admission from an institution, they believe it is real. He therefore charged universities guilty of the act to desist, adding that they also have a responsibility to ensure candidates obtain the right documents from the board.
Prof. Aina recalled that the Federal Ministry of Education had explicitly mandated that all admissions be conducted through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), and that anything contrary is illegal and invalid. Consequently, no institution is permitted to substitute its own letters for the official JAMB admission letter issued after a candidate accepts an admission on CAPS.
He added that only admissions offered through the platform are recognised and accepted for mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), among others.
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