Dare Babalola
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has declared null and void any purported admission offers made to candidates for the Law Faculty of Lead City University, advising them to disregard such offers as they are not recognised.
The Board has been flooded with complaints alleging that candidates are being admitted into the university’s law programme, despite the institution being suspended, prompting concerns of neglect.
It is recalled that the Council of Legal Education (CLE) imposed a five-year moratorium on law admissions at Lead City University on June 26, 2024, citing inadequate infrastructure and breaches of the approved 50-student admission quota.
In a statement issued on Thursday by its Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB clarified that the admissions in question were not facilitated through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), the sole authorised platform for processing admissions into Nigerian tertiary institutions.
The Board stated that any admission offered outside of CAPS is not recognised by it and is therefore considered invalid.
According to JAMB, the institution is not permitted to admit candidates into the law programme until the suspension imposed by the Council of Legal Education has been lifted.
The Board noted that the development further underscores the importance of its repeated warning to candidates not to accept admission offers that are not processed through CAPS.
It stressed that any admission not processed and approved on the platform should be regarded as fake, adding that candidates who accept such offers have no legitimate claim and may be considered complicit in the irregular process.
“For the umpteenth time, the Board strongly advises prospective candidates, in their own interest, not to accept any admission not processed through CAPS, as the Board will neither recognise nor condone such admissions,” the statement said.
JAMB also advised candidates who might have been offered admission outside CAPS to disregard the offers and begin the process of obtaining the next Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application in order to pursue legitimate admission through the appropriate channels.
The Board further revealed that it was aware of attempts by some universities to circumvent the rules by transferring illegally admitted candidates to other institutions through inter-university transfers.
It, however, warned that such attempts would fail as the Board would not endorse any inter-university transfer without a valid initial admission processed through CAPS.
JAMB reiterated its commitment to enforcing the laws and regulations guiding the nation’s admission system and assured that it would continue to discharge its responsibilities accordingly.
