The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the alleged admission of candidates into the law faculty of Lead City University was not processed through its official platform and is therefore invalid.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Fabian Benjamin, public communications advisor of JAMB, said the board had received several accusations of dereliction over the purported admissions despite the programme’s suspension.
Benjamin clarified that the admissions were not conducted through the central admissions processing system (CAPS), the only platform approved for processing admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
“The board unequivocally states that the said admissions were not conducted through CAPS,” the statement reads.
“Consequently, such admissions are void as they are unknown to the board.”
Benjamin added that the institution is not authorised to admit candidates into the law programme until the expiration of the suspension placed on the faculty.
He warned candidates against accepting admission offers outside CAPS, reiterating that any admission not processed and approved on the platform would not be recognised.
“This sad development once again underscores the importance of heeding the board’s repeated advice to candidates not to accept any offer of admission outside CAPS,” Benjamin said.
He noted that candidates admitted through irregular channels would have no legitimate claim, as they are considered complicit in the process.
He also advised candidates who may have received such offers to disregard them and instead apply for the next unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) to seek admission through legitimate channels.
The JAMB spokesperson further revealed that the board is aware of attempts by some universities to circumvent regulations by transferring illegally admitted candidates to other institutions through inter-university transfers.
According to him, such transfers will not be recognised unless the candidate was initially admitted through CAPS.
“For a transfer to be valid, the candidate must have been properly admitted in the first instance,” he said.
Benjamin emphasised that JAMB would continue to enforce admission regulations in line with existing laws and guidelines governing tertiary admissions in Nigeria.
