Concern as JAMB uncovers thousands of fake graduates in Nigeria

JAMB said it has documented over 3000 cases of 'ghost students'. .. Photo credits: Prof Is'haq O. Oloyede, Covenant University.. Source: Facebook

• JAMB has fumed at the culture of ghost students in some Nigerian tertiary institutions
• JAMB's registrar, Ishaq Olarewaju Oloyede, spoke when he hosted the delegation of the committee of pro-chancellors of state universities in Nigeria
• The professor of Islamic studies said already, the agency has uncovered 3,000 fake graduates

Bwari, Abuja - Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said illegal admissions of candidates into tertiary institutions in the country is an embarrassment to Nigeria.

Prof. Oloyede made the disclosure recently when he hosted the delegation of the committee of pro-chancellors of state universities in Nigeria (COPSUN) in his office, at the national headquarters, Bwari, Abuja.

Legit.ng reports that the update was given via JAMB's latest bulletin.

He said:

“Some 'graduates' had never entered the four walls of a university owing to the endemic corruption in the system but the board had documented over 3000 of such cases."

Prof. Oloyede, therefore, charged COPSUN to ensure that they clamp down on underhand admissions, which is not only detrimental to the system but is also disadvantageous to the image of the country.

Challenges state-owned universities are facing - JAMB

Furthermore, Prof. Oloyede acknowledged the funding challenges facing state-owned universities. He decried such as capable of destroying the fabric of the educational system in the country.

The registrar also used the opportunity to inform the COPSUN delegation of the upcoming 2024 policy meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 18, 2024.

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JAMB to launch customised SIMs

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that JAMB said as part of measures to address the perennial challenges of theft or missing SIM cards, it has concluded arrangements to partner with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to issue the UTME candidates with customised phone Sims for the examinations’ registration.

Oloyede explained this during the recent visit of a delegation of the West Africa Civil Societies Forum (WACSOF) to his office in Abuja.

.. Source: Legit.ng