JAMB warns universities against issuing admission letters
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has warned universities in the country against issuing admission letters to candidates seeking admission into their various institutions, insisting that such act was…
JAMB is the federal body responsible for coordinating admissions into Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, a process that runs through its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS). Under this system, institutions can only recommend candidates for admission, while JAMB retains the final authority to approve and formalise the process, after which candidates can accept or reject offers on the platform and print their official admission letters directly from JAMB.
This recurring directive points to a long-standing friction between JAMB and tertiary institutions, some of which have in the past issued their own letters or demanded extra fees before admission is confirmed on CAPS, leading to confusion, allegations of racketeering, and disputes over placement for candidates. The coverage across outlets agrees on JAMB's core warning that only the Board has the mandate to issue valid admission letters, though details on which institutions may have breached the rule, and what sanctions could follow, are not specified in the reports.