{"id":1521,"date":"2024-07-04T09:18:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2024-07-04T09:18:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:18:49","slug":"jamb-uncovers-3000-fake-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2024\/07\/04\/jamb-uncovers-3000-fake-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMB Uncovers 3,000 Fake Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB)<\/a> has decried the issue of illegal admissions by some institutions which, it said, had remained a source of embarrassment to the country.<\/h4>\n

The JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in a report published in the board\u2019s bulletin in Abuja.<\/p>\n

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He said the board\u00a0uncovered 3,000 fake graduates who never set foot within the four walls of a classroom.<\/p>\n

According to the bulletin, Oloyede during a meeting with the delegation of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State Universities in Nigeria (COPSUN) in his office, at the National Headquarters, Bwari, Abuja, also noted that illegal admission is a disservice to the nation.<\/del><\/p>\n

The bulletin read, \u201cSome \u2018graduates\u2019 had never entered the four walls of a university owing to the endemic corruption in the system but the board had documented over 3,000 of such cases.<\/em><\/p>\n

Illegal admission of candidates into tertiary institutions in the country is an embarrassment and a disservice to the nation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, Prospective students aiming to enrol at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN ) and similar open-distance learning institutions across the country must now complete their registration through the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB),<\/p>\n

As part of the requirement, they are required to also register using their individual National Identification Numbers (NIN).<\/p>\n

This decision was implemented to prevent illicit actions.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued by JAMB and made public in Abuja on Monday, the Board assured to streamline the registration procedure for applicants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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