The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has distanced itself from the alleged admission of candidates into the Law Faculty of Lead City University, stating that such admissions were not processed through its official platform and are therefore invalid.
In a statement issued by the Board’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB clarified that the admissions in question were not conducted through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), which remains the only authorised platform for processing admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
According to the Board, the Law programme at Lead City University is currently under suspension for five years, and the institution is not permitted to admit candidates into the faculty until the suspension period lapses.
JAMB stressed that any admission offered outside CAPS is considered irregular and will not be recognised by the Board. It warned that candidates who accept such offers do so at their own risk, as the Board regards them as complicit in the violation of established admission procedures.
“This development once again highlights the need for candidates to heed the Board’s repeated warnings not to accept any admission offered outside CAPS,” the statement said, adding that any admission not processed and approved through the system is fake.
The Board further advised candidates who may have received such offers to disregard them and instead obtain the next Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application in order to pursue legitimate admission through the proper channels.
JAMB also disclosed that it is aware of attempts by some institutions to regularise such admissions through inter-university transfers. However, it emphasised that such efforts would not succeed, as the Board will not approve any transfer involving candidates who were not initially admitted through CAPS.
“For any inter-university transfer to be valid, the candidate must have first secured a legitimate admission through CAPS,” the Board stated.
JAMB reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing the rules and regulations guiding tertiary admissions in Nigeria, noting that it will continue to act in accordance with the law.
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