ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has advised parents and candidates to raise concerns if they are confident in their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scores but fail to secure admission into their preferred institutions.
The Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, made this known during an interview on Good Morning Nigeria, a programme aired by the Nigerian Television Authority.
In a video shared by NTA on Tuesday, Oloyede noted that some parents still resort to malpractice because they have “climbed the ladder to illegality” and believe there are no legitimate alternatives.
He, however, emphasised that the current system is transparent and ensures fairness.
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“People are so daring, and the parents, because they have climbed the ladder to illegality, they believe there is no other way.
“I’ve seen many people who sent their children’s scores to me and asked what they could do. I tell them I will do nothing, and the candidate is admitted and they thank me. I did nothing,” Prof. Oloyede said.
He highlighted the Central Admission Processing System as a key mechanism promoting transparency in the admission process.
“If you find anybody, if you are sure of yourself, you have a score, and this is the UTME score of my child, and you know that you ought to be admitted and you are not admitted, protest to us because CAPS has made everything easy,” he said.
Oloyede added that since 2017, no issues have been recorded with CAPS, describing it as a reliable system capable of handling admissions without interference or errors.
Addressing concerns around direct entry, the registrar disclosed that JAMB has tightened verification processes across various programmes, making it extremely difficult for candidates to falsify results.
“Since 2023, annually, the rates had gone down. Many people are no longer applying for direct entry because they know we are supervising thoroughly and every year, this year, we have arrested, we have caught 77, but we did more prevention.
“JUPEB, IJMB and all the rest we check at the point of entry and we made it impossible for them to forge, but there are still degrees,” he said.
Oloyede further explained that certificates submitted for admission are now verified directly with awarding institutions, including foreign universities, to curb fraud.
“This year, we had about four or five cases where foreign institutions reported that the degree presented was not theirs.
“The answer to your question was that that was possible because at that time, we were not checking the A-level and it’s not part of primarily our duty. That’s why we don’t want to be diverted.
“That’s why we made one of the gurus of the universities to help us not to be diverted and every year,” he said.