Jamb Bulletin
Jamb Bulletin
Jamb Bulletin
75
Chairman:
FG PUTS MACHINERY IN MOTION TO CURB FAKE
Dr. Fabian Benjamin DEGREES/ CERTIFICATES
Members: degrees and certificates are gradually
Amina Abdullahi Haruna encroaching into the nation's education
Abdulrahman Akpata system.
Clement Ojo Mr President made this declaration at the
Ismaila Jimoh combined convocation of the Abubakar
Ijeoma Onyekwere Tafawa Belewa University, Bauchi, held
Graphics Editor: on Friday, 23rd February, 2024.
Nikyu Bakau In his remarks, the President frowned at
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Correspondents: His Excellency, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. the incursion of fake certificates into the
T
Evelyn Akoja country's tertiary education system while
he President of the Federal
Computer Typesetting: assuring the nation that government
Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency,
Dorcas Omolara Akinleye would do the needful to safeguard the
Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has
Cameraman: integrity of the sector.
decried the alarming rate at which fake
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Circulation:
Gabriel Ajodo NYSC, JAMB STRENGTHENS TIES TO SAFEGUARD
THE SANCTITY OF TERTIARY EDUCATION
CERTIFICATES
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF INFLOW AND OUTFLOW FOR THE PERIOD
OF 30TH MARCH, 2024 TO 5TH APRIL, 2024
P
REGISTRATION
Pg 21 RE: ADVISORY ON 2024 DIRECT ENTRY (DE) REGISTRATION, erhaps it is on account of the point agenda with staff welfare given
VERIFICATION AND ALIGNMENT OF DATA
impressive pedigree of the current deserved priority.
Registrar of the Joint Admissions In this regard, the members of staff of the
ATTENTION!!! and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that the
staff of the Board were expectantly
Board were soon to witness a state-of-
the-art staff canteen built to provide free
upbeat knowing that their lot would be lunch for all staff, regardless of cadre, at
2024 UTME further enhanced.
They were not disappointed as a few
the Board's Headquarters in Abuja. It
would be noted that the impact of the
REGISTRATION: weeks after his assumption of office in
2016, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the current
free lunch transcends just the provision of
food alone as it is also about ensuring
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...NYSC, JAMB Strengthens ties to Safeguard the Sanctity of Tertiary Education Certificates
he had paid him money to bribe a
technician in the institution to pass
his examination but failed the
examination when the result was
released suspecting that his late
classmate did not fulfill his part of
the agreement. Prof Oloyede
expressed concern over the new
dimension examination
procuring forged certificates to get malpractice is gradually taking
e n ro l l e d i n to t h e sc h e m e. H e saying this requires all efforts to
disclosed further that it was through address it.
an ongoing investigation that the In his remarks, the Director-General,
Board had uncovered some fake NYSC, Bridg. Gen.Yusha'u Ahmed,
A Group Picture Of The JAMB Registrar, DG NYSC And Directors Of JAMB And NYSC
cer tificates used for NYSC c o m m e n d e d JA M B u n d e r t h e
the integrity of the education system mobilisation adding that efforts are leadership of Prof. Oloyede for its
given the recent discoveries of b e i n g m a d e to f i s h o u t s u c h series of landmark achievements. He
unsavoury happenings by the Board. nefarious characters. described the Board as a reliable
In addition, the two agencies H e a l s o s ta te d t h a t s e c u r i t y and critical stakeholder, which
expressed their resolve to adopt operatives had been contracted to contributions cannot be
stronger measures to curb certificate apprehend these fraudsters. He, underestimated in national
forgery as well as thwart the efforts however, noted that a lasting discourse.
of dubious graduates, who are hell- solution would be made to amend Furthermore, he stated that the
b e n t o n g e t t i n g t h e m s e l v e s the mobilisation requirements with a NYSC would not take anything for
mobilised for the national youth view to coming up with proactive g ra n te d w h i l e ex p ress i n g h i s
service. ste ps to e n s u re t h a t n o fa ke readiness to partner with JAMB and
The Registrar, JAMB, Prof. Is-haq certificate pass through the process. expressed appreciation for the
Oloyede, disclosed this shortly after He, therefore, called for strategic insights given. He further decried the
a brainstorming session with the c o l l a b o ra t i o n to m i t i g a te a l l menace of certificate forgery, which,
NYSC leadership at the NYSC incidences of certificate forgery to according to him, was capable of
National Secretariat Abuja, on safeguard the integrity of our compromising the noble objectives
Wednesday, 3rd April, 2024. institutions and the certificates of the Corps. He cited a particular
He pointed out that the desperation issued by them.
by those, who are not eligible but The Registrar expressed strong
want to serve in the scheme, brought concern with the increasing spate of
about what he described as "NYSC lawlessness in the system, which he
s y n d r o m e " t h r o u g h w h i c h said are aided by examination
unscrupulous candidates attempt to infractions. He cited the recent case
The Registrar JAMB Prof Is-Haq Oloyede
doctor their date of birth, through of a 300 Level medical student from receiving a souvenir from the DG NYSC Brig
correction of names and other data, the University of Jos, who was killed Gen YD Ahmed during the visit of JAMB to
NYSC.
among others, with some even by his classmates, who alleged that
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FINANCIAL INFLOW
FINANCIAL OUTFLOW
ARISE TV, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024- UNILORIN Expels, Rusticates Six Final Year Students, 13 Others Over Alleged
Examination Malpractices, Misconduct: UNILORIN has penalised 19 students for offences including theft,
examination malpractice, hostel bed-space racketeering admission racketeering, extortion and assault.
Management of the University of Ilorin, Kwara state has approved expulsion and rustication of six final year students
and 13 others over alleged examination malpractices and various misconduct.
According to a statement issued in Ilorin and signed by the institution’s Director Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun,
the approval of expulsion/rustication of the affected students by the Vice-Chancellor, Wahab Egbewole (SAN) was
sequel to the recommendations of the Students' Disciplinary Committee at its 220th/221st meeting. Also in
Channels Tv, Wednesday, April 3, 2024; ThisDay, Tuesday, April 2, 2024; Vanguard, Tuesday, April 2, 2024; Tribune,
Tuesday, April 2, 2024; New Telegraph, Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
DAILY TRUST, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2024: How UNIJOS Student Was Killed by Course Mate-Official:- A 300-Level
medical student, Abdulsalam Idris, of the University of Jos (Unijos), died yesterday in the institution's clinic after
allegedly sustaining severe injuries following an assault by a group allegedly led by a fellow student, Fisal Dahiru
Ibrahim.
It was reported that Mr. Idris had been allegedly contracted by a fellow student, Fisal Dahiru Ibrahim to bribe a
technician for examination grades. However, luck ran out on the contracted mercenary when after being paid the
sum of N30,000, he was unable to do the job successfully and angered by this, the suspect, Mr. Fisal Ibrahim
orchestrated an attack that led to the death of Mr. Abdulsalam Idris.
The suspect has since been apprehended and handed over to the authorities.
I n its over four decades of its Hence, within the space of a few Processing System (CAPS), which
existence, the Joint Admissions months in office, he had not only w a s i n t r o d u c e d b y t h e P r o f.
and Matriculation Board (JAMB) consolidated on the achievements Oloyede-led administration as an
has grown in leaps and bounds of his predecessors but was also able automated and transparent means
thanks to the series of visionary and to reposition the Board to meet the of processing admissions into the
able leadership it has been blessed challenges of the 21st century nation's tertiary institutions, thereby
with. operating environment. putting admission racketeers out of
It is heartening to note that the Hence, the appointment of the business in addition to enabling a
successes recorded are against the former Vice Chancellor, University of level playing field for all admission
backdrop of the uncharitable Ilorin, has been rightly perceived as a seekers.
activities of examination breath of fresh air, which has As observed in extant literature, the
malpractice cartels, desperate prepared the Board sufficiently to institution of the Computer-Based
candidates and parents, who see justify the renewed confidence in the Test (CBT) by the Board in 2015 and
the Board as obstacles to their operational processes of the Board. sustained by the current leadership
envisaged success. Aside this, conscious efforts were is in itself an eloquent testimony to
This was probably the reason for the expended to leverage on state-of- the administrative acumen of the
robust optimism expressed by all the-art technology to cut costs Registrar and his management
and sundry at the assumption of coupled with the increased team.
office of the current Registrar of the patronage by other agencies for its As JAMB marches on in its avowed
Board in the person of an astute services leading to the humongous determination to root out corrupt
administrator, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, remittances of billions of naira into practices in the conduct of public
as no one was left in doubt as to the the coffers of the nation. examinations in the country, all
direction he would chart for the Perhaps this piece would not be hands should be on deck to render
Board to curb the excesses of complete without a generous necessary support as it is set to
examination cartels, who have mention of the tremendous impact record even more phenomenal
grown even more daring and of the Board's Central Admissions successes in the years to come.
sophisticated.
April 8 2024
Vol.3 No. 75
CAREER IN FOCUS
BY OMOTOYOSI ADENLE, QA DEPARTMENT
METALLURGICAL AND
MATERIAL ENGINEERING
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A ll registrants are to note that Admission Processing System(CAPS) institutions will be subjected to the
owing to the non- to complete their registration. This pre-verification process. Since all
responsiveness of the measure is necessary to ensure that others are in good standing with the
following institutions to the 2023 the Board will not have to go through DE registration process, their
verification requests from the Board, the stress of getting concerned candidates would be registered
all candidates, who intend to use institutions to verify certificates without pre-verification.
such certificates for Direct Entry issued by them.
application will, henceforth, have For the avoidance of doubt, only
to pre-verify such certificates candidates intending to use the
t h ro u g h t h e B o a rd 's C e n t ra l certificates of the following fifteen
This advisory is issued to guide stakeholders on the alignment of data for the 2024 DE registration
and verification of candidates’ data
1.0 PREAMBLE
The Board has been receiving series of complaints from institutions on candidates with forged or
fake A-level certificates. Each institution has the policy of verifying the credentials of admitted
candidates to ascertain their authenticity. One of such exercises was carried out by Bayero
University, Kano, where the results of 148 admitted students were verified and 142 of them were
found to be forged or faked. The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences
Commission (ICPC) in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Education and JAMB
subsequently carried out a sting operation at the A-level examination venues across the country.
The result of which was extremely embarrassing to the Education sector. The then Chairman of
ICPC said that much.
As a result of this, the Board had to, with the approval of the Federal Ministry of Education, act
appropriately and establish the Nigeria Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System
(NIPEDS) which has the mandate to verify all A-level certificates used in the DE application
before admission is considered.
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For 2023 registration, of the 44,866 candidates who applied for the DE (or converted from
UTME) 1,957 have so far been disclaimed by institutions/examination bodies.
The verification exercise by the Nigeria Post-Secondary Education Data System (NIPEDS) also
revealed some discrepancies which could unduly disadvantage students/candidates or provide
avenue for their impersonation. The discrepancies are:
S/N Title Description 2024 Solution
provided by JAMB
i. Discrepancies in between what is in the A-level link with examination
Qualification certificate presented by candidates and body and dropdown
data supplied by the examination has resolved the
bodies mischief for 2024
ii. Discrepancies in Names between what is in the A-level link with examination
certificate presented by candidates and body and dropdown
data supplied by the examination has resolved the
bodies mischief for 2024
iii. Discrepancies in Subjects between what is in the A-level link with examination
certificate presented by candidates and body and dropdown
data supplied by the examination has resolved the
bodies mischief for 2024
iv. Discrepancies in Grades between what is in the A-level link with examination
certificate presented by candidates and body and dropdown
data supplied by the examination has resolved the
bodies mischief for 2024
v. Discrepancies in between what is in the A-level link with examination
Examination numbers and certificate presented by candidates and body and dropdown
years of graduation data supplied by the examination has resolved the
bodies mischief for 2024
Consequently, the Board introduced new measures, through the THIRD-PARTY A-LEVEL
DATA ALIGNMENT PLATFORM (TALDAP), to align the data supplied by the candidate
with the data supplied by the examination bodies before DE registration.
Be guided, please.
SGD
REGISTRAR. JAMB
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we re p a ra d i n g i ts n a m e a n d they had completed their one-year
matriculation numbers. He stated service.
that based on the list presented by In his concluding remarks, the DG,
the institution, it was clear that some NYSC, expressed appreciation to
of the students had served and had the Board for the visit and said, "Your
collected their discharge certificate, coming is an eye opener as we
Prof Is-Haq Oloyede with Brig Gen Yusha’u others still serving while some did would, going forward, continue to
Ahmed during the visit of JAMB to NYSC. not bother to report for mobilisation. protect the sanctity of our
incident in which a certain institution He disclosed that such students education system while upholding
had complained that students, who w o u l d b e m a d e t o f a c e t h e the mission and vision of the Corps.”
did not graduate from the institution, consequences of their action even if
ADVERTORIALS
Institutions that desire to place advertisement can do so with the
requirement that candidates who sat for the current UTME (or DE
candidates) should change to their institutions as First (1st) Choice
rather than requesting the candidates to purchase another application
form or apply. This is to prevent the issue of double registration which is
a violation of the mandate of JAMB.
It should be reiterated that no Institution should advertise or sell
“application forms” for admissions into the programmes listed above.
Institutions should advise candidates to apply to them through Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Duplication of application
forms is NOT allowed.