The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to link its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) directly with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to prosecute tertiary institutions and officials who manipulate the admission process.
How Defaulting Institutions Abuse the Admission Process
Speaking during a meeting with representatives of several tertiary institutions at JAMB Headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, on Thursday, March 5, 2020, Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede condemned the illegal practices still being attempted by some schools:
- Skipping High-Scoring Candidates on the Merit List: Unjustifiably bypassing high-scoring candidates on the merit list and substituting them with low-scoring favoured candidates.
- Coercing Candidates to Change Courses: Pressuring high-scoring applicants to switch out of competitive courses to create room for connected candidates.
- Conducting Offline Admissions Outside CAPS: Issuing internal admission letters without processing them through JAMB CAPS.
"Merit Is Merit and It Is Not Negotiable"
Describing these infractions as criminal and wicked, Prof. Oloyede warned the institutions present—which included Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Federal College of Education (Technical) Gusau, Federal Polytechnic Bida, and College of Education Kura—that the ICPC will henceforth prosecute any official who circumvents CAPS merit guidelines.
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