By Seun Opejobi The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday, warned universities against issuing illegal admission to st...
By Seun Opejobi
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday,
warned universities against issuing illegal admission to students.
Adamu warned that institutions that offer illegitimate
admission during the 2021 and 2022 exercises would be severely punished.
He disclosed this during the 2022 policy meeting on
admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria, held in Abuja.
The minister assured that candidates granted illegitimate
admissions from 2017 to 2020 would be condoned provided they meet the minimum
entry qualifications in their various courses of study.
According to Adamu: “In 2017, we introduced the Central
Admissions Processing System (CAPS) to eradicate the primaeval activities
around admission procedures towards nuzzling transparencies and
accountabilities on admissions. It was on this note that it was mandated that
all admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria must be carried out on the CAPS.
This implies that all applications for regular and non-regular admissions to
tertiary institutions must be routed through the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board in conformity with its enabling law. I am aware that JAMB
issues specific Advisories to guide different aspects of the process. I,
therefore, urge every Institution to comply with those advisories in the
interest of the sector.
“By the last policy meeting, I had approved that all
illegitimate admissions from 2017 to 2020 be condoned provided such candidates
met the minimum entry qualifications in their various courses of study. I am
aware that the process led the affected institutions to declare about one
million illegitimate admissions for the period.
“As soon as the process is completed, necessary measures
would be put in place to track and sanction all culpable Heads of Institutions
irrespective of whether they are or not still in office. I have directed a
close watch on the 2021 and 2022 exercises with a view to identifying any violator
for stricter punishment. I must reiterate my stance that no violator would go
unpunished even after he or she must have completed the tenure of office.”
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