The House of Representatives has directed its Committees on Tertiary Education and Basic Education to investigate the multiple administrative and service charges levied on admission seekers by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and accredited CBT centres.
Why Lawmakers Ordered the Investigation
- Moving the motion during plenary, Rep. Sergius Ogun (Edo State) noted that on top of the UTME registration fee, candidates are repeatedly charged extra service and bank fees at CBT centres for routine tasks (such as profile creation, result checking, O'Level uploads, and change of course).
- He highlighted that candidates living in rural communities without nearby CBT centres face an even heavier financial burden due to long-distance transportation costs to urban CBT centres, forcing some indigent students to drop out of the admission process.
- The House adopted the motion and gave the joint committees four (4) weeks to investigate and report back for legislative action.
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