The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it is not responsible for the purported admission of candidates into the Law Faculty of Lead City University, stressing that the admissions were not conducted through the approved national admission platform.
The board said it had received several accusations alleging dereliction of duty over the reported admission of students into the university’s Law programme despite the programme being under a five-year suspension.
In a statement issued by its Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, on Thursday, JAMB stated that the admissions in question were not processed through the Central Admissions Processing System, which it described as the only approved platform for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
“The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been inundated with accusations of dereliction regarding the purported admission of candidates into the Law Faculty of Lead City University despite its suspension for five years,” the statement said.
The board said any admission not processed through CAPS is invalid and not recognised by the regulatory body.
“The board unequivocally states that the said admissions were not conducted through the Central Admissions Processing System, the only platform approved for the processing of admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
“Consequently, such admissions are void as they are unknown to the board,” the statement added.
JAMB further noted that the university was not authorised to admit candidates into the Law programme until the suspension period expired.
“The institution is not authorised to admit candidates into the programme until the expiration of the suspension,” Benjamin said.
The board said the development reinforced its long-standing warning to candidates not to accept admission not processed through CAPS.
“This sad development once again underscores the importance of heeding the board’s repeated and unequivocal advice to candidates not to accept any offer of admission outside CAPS, as admission that is not processed and approved on CAPS is fake,” the statement said.
JAMB also warned that candidates who accept such admissions have no legitimate claim.
“Candidates admitted through such irregular means have no legitimate claim as they are considered complicit,” it said.
The board urged prospective students to avoid accepting admissions outside the approved system.
“For the umpteenth time, the board strongly advises prospective candidates, in their own interest, not to accept any admission not processed through CAPS, as the board will neither recognise nor condone such admissions,” Benjamin stated.
JAMB advised candidates who may have received such offers to ignore them and instead apply for the next Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to seek admission through the proper channels.
“Candidates who have been offered admission outside CAPS are therefore advised to disregard such offers and commence the process of obtaining the next UTME application to sit for the examination and pursue legitimate admission through the appropriate channels,” the statement said.
It warned that any admission outside CAPS is futile.
“Any admission offered outside CAPS is nothing more than an exercise in futility,” the statement added.
JAMB also revealed that it was aware of attempts by some universities to move illegally admitted candidates to other institutions through inter-university transfers.
“The board is aware of certain universities that are circumventing the rules by attempting to transfer illegally admitted candidates to other universities through inter-university transfer,” Benjamin said.
However, the board insisted such transfers would not be recognised if the initial admission was not processed through CAPS.
“Such would also not work as JAMB will not endorse any such inter-university transfer without initial admission on CAPS. For a transfer to be valid, the candidate must have been validly admitted in the first instance,” the statement said.
JAMB emphasised that it would continue to carry out its responsibilities in line with the relevant laws and regulations governing admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
The development follows a five-year moratorium placed on the university’s Faculty of Law by the Council of Legal Education, the body responsible for regulating legal education and admission into the Nigerian Law School.
The council imposed the sanction after citing inadequate infrastructure and repeated violations of the university’s approved admission quota, warning that institutions must comply with regulatory standards before admitting law students.
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