JAMB to block admissions into institutions withholding matriculation lists

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has warned that it will not approve admissions for the 2024 and 2025 academic sessions in any tertiary institution that fails to submit its matriculation list.

A few years ago, the Federal Ministry of Education mandated all tertiary institutions to submit these lists to JAMB as part of efforts to curb the growing problem of illegal admissions.

Speaking during a meeting with Admission Desk Officers, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, according to a bulletin of the board, directed that, “Institutions, which fail to submit their matriculation list for the 2022 and 2023 admissions, should not have their admissions approved for the 2024 and 2025 admission exercises.”

He noted that a concession was being granted for 2024 admissions because some institutions were still conducting the process, but stressed that they must comply once admissions conclude.

Oloyede warned that the board would make “erring institutions scapegoats,” with appropriate sanctions to be announced in due course.

He said, “As a prelude to what lies in store for defaulting institutions, the Registrar disclosed that such institutions would be invited for a meeting, while affiliate institutions, are to be invited along with their parent institutions where appropriate penalties would be spelt out.

“The Registrar also directed that an advert be placed in major dailies to inform all institutions that the admission for erring institutions, would not be approved.

“To this end, the Admission Desk Officers were advised to ensure that those institutions comply with the directive on submission of matriculation list.”