The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
has withdrawn the list of recommended
candidates for admission earlier sent to
Universities and other tertiary institutions.
The announcement was contained in a
statement by the spokesperson of JAMB, Dr.
Fabian Benjmin.
JAMB explained that the decision was to ensure
that the Senate of Universities perform their
statutory responsibility of conducting the
selection of candidates and referring them to it
for confirmation in line with the admission
criteria of merit, catchment and educationally
disadvantaged states as directed by the
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu,
during the policy committee meeting.
It said the earlier list was sent to help speed up
the process of admission so as to allow other
tiers of institutions also conduct their
admission.
“Candidates should not panic because this is
part of the process of the 2016 admission
exercise. JAMB regrets any inconvenience this
decision would have caused the tertiary
institutions,” he stated.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof.
Dibu Ojerinde, had given conditions for the
2016 admission saying it would only give
approval “after appropriate screening of the
candidates by the institutions.”
He had said, “JAMB wishes to state that the
latest list of candidates sent to all the tertiary
institutions contains candidates who qualified
for screening based on the individual
institutions capacity. It’s not in any way an
admission list.
“However, if this list is not sufficient for the
need of any institution, such institution can
source from the omnibus printout earlier sent
to them by the Board. The public and all
tertiary institutions should note that admission
will only be approved by the board after
appropriate screening of the candidates by the
institutions.
“The list which is made up of candidates who
met the national cut-off point within the set
criteria are sent to the institutions. Again, for
purposes of clarity, all institutions that have
need for more can source from their omnibus
printout as stated above. The candid intention
of the Board is to ensure that available spaces
are adequately utilised.”
The Federal Government had clarified its ban
on Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination and the general admission
procedures, saying it “does not in any way
affect the statutory role of the Senate of any
University or the academic boards of any
tertiary institution conducting its admissions.”
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