ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has identified 2,658 admissions carried out during the 2024/2025 academic session as illegal.
These illegal admissions were detected across 17 universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, based on an institutional analysis conducted by the board and accessed on Friday in Abuja.
This comes as public universities officially closed admission processes for the 2025/2026 academic session on Friday.
According to the figures, the institutions involved include Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (1,847); Osun State University (492); Abubakar Tafari Ali Polytechnic (148); Federal College of Animal and Health Production (66); University of Calabar (28); College of Education, Oro (12); Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (12); Redeemer’s University (five); Pan-Atlantic University (five); Nigerian Army College of Education (two); Kwara State Polytechnic (one); and Best Solution Polytechnic (one), among others.
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JAMB considers any admission processed outside its Central Admissions Processing System, popularly known as CAPS, as “illegal.”
For several years, the board has cautioned institutions and candidates on the consequences of issuing or accepting admissions outside CAPS.
At the 2025 policy meeting held by the board, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, warned that strict penalties, including asset forfeiture and disciplinary action against officials, would apply to institutions engaged in illegal admission practices.
The board notes that CAPS, introduced in 2017, is designed to promote transparency, fairness, and merit-based admissions.
Through the platform, candidates are able to monitor admission offers, accept or reject placements, and confirm their admission status.
Students who accept admissions outside CAPS risk being disqualified from participating in the mandatory National Youth Service Scheme.