The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disowned the admission exercise conducted by Lead City University into its Law programme, stating that the process violates an existing five-year suspension placed on the programme.
The university, located in Ibadan, Oyo State, was said to have admitted students into the programme despite the ban.
In a statement issued by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the board explained that the admissions were not processed through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), the only approved platform for processing admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
According to the board, any admission not processed through CAPS is invalid and cannot be recognised.
JAMB stated that the institution is not authorised to admit candidates into the programme until the suspension expires, stressing that such admissions are unknown to the board.
The board warned prospective students not to accept admission offers outside CAPS, noting that candidates who do so risk losing any legitimate claim to the admission.
It also advised candidates who had received such offers to disregard them and apply for the next Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in order to seek admission through the proper channels.
JAMB further disclosed that some universities attempt to bypass the rules by transferring illegally admitted students to other institutions through inter-university transfers.
However, the board emphasised that such transfers would not be recognised because any valid transfer must originate from an admission that was properly processed and approved on CAPS.
The examination body reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing its regulations and ensuring that admissions into tertiary institutions are conducted strictly in line with established guidelines.
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