JAMB Directs Colleges of Education to Submit Lists of Illegally Admitted Students for Condonement

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed colleges of education across Nigeria to submit the complete lists of candidates who were illegally admitted into their institutions for possible condonement.

The directive followed an approval by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, for the condonement of candidates who were illegally admitted into colleges of education during the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions.

In a letter addressed to provosts of the affected institutions, JAMB requested details of all candidates whose admissions fall within the category covered by the ministerial approval.

The letter, signed by the board’s Director of Admissions, Mohammed Babaji, on behalf of the Registrar, urged each institution to submit the full list of candidates who were illegally admitted for possible consideration under the approved condonement exercise.

“I write to refer to the approval granted by the Honourable Minister of Education regarding the condonement of candidates illegally admitted into Colleges of Education for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 and to request your institution to submit the complete list of all candidates who have been illegally admitted into your College for possible condonement within the approval granted,” the letter stated.

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JAMB directed the institutions to provide the information in Excel format and in accordance with a template attached to the letter.

The board also stressed that institutions must carefully verify the information before submitting it. The records are required to be accurate, complete and duly endorsed by the provost.

“The submission should be in Excel format and to follow the attached template,” JAMB stated.

The board further warned institutions against submitting false or incomplete information, noting that any false declaration or omission would not be condoned.

According to JAMB, the submissions are necessary to enable the board to process and consider the affected cases in line with the approval granted by the Minister of Education.

The directive comes amid continued concerns over illegal and irregular admissions within Nigeria’s tertiary education system.

JAMB is responsible for regulating admissions into universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other degree- and diploma-awarding institutions. Through its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), the board provides a centralised platform for processing admissions and maintaining candidates’ admission records.

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Despite this, some institutions have over the years admitted candidates outside the approved admission process. Such admissions may leave students without properly captured admission records in JAMB’s system.

Affected candidates can subsequently face challenges when they need to verify their admission status or obtain official records required for further academic or administrative processes.

Illegal admissions have also raised concerns over institutions exceeding approved admission quotas, bypassing established admission procedures and admitting candidates without completing the required JAMB process.

The board has repeatedly warned tertiary institutions against circumventing approved admission guidelines, stressing the need for institutions to comply with the established admission process.

The latest directive could provide an opportunity for candidates covered by the ministerial approval to have their cases considered for condonement.

However, JAMB’s consideration of the cases will depend on institutions submitting accurate, complete and properly verified information as directed by the board.

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