JAMB Warns Tertiary Institutions Against Illegal , Underage Admissions

Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria have been warned against giving admission to students who falls below the required age .

The Registrar , Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, gave the warning on Tuesday in Lagos at the opening of the seventh biennial conference of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities in Nigeria.

Oloyede, who described the act as illegal also cautioned the Institutions to stop admitting students for National Diploma and all other forms of illegal admissions.

Speaking on the theme of the conference, “Effective University Governance: Role of Stakeholders,” the JAMB Registrar said that for the sake of accountability, data protection and integrity of the nation, this act needed to stop because anything that was irregular was illegal.

He also recounted an experience involving a 15-year-old pupil who applied for a postgraduate course outside the country.

“About two months ago, I received a letter from an,a European country to confirm if a student actually graduated from a particular university because she is 15 years old and applied for postgraduate course.

“The question they asked me is “Is this possible in Nigeria.

“I had to call the Vice Chancellor of the institution and he confirmed the student graduated from the university but was not admitted by JAMB.

“He had to include that he was not the VC at the time the student was admitted,” Oloyede said.