MINISTER OF EDUCATION Warn Nigeria Univisities On Admitting Candidates For 2016/2017

The Federal Minister of Education on Monday sent a warning message to all Nigerian universities, warning them that only the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) can admit students.

The Director, Press and Public Relations, in the ministry, Mr. Ben Goong, stated that any institution that acted against the directive would blame itself.

He debunked the media reports that the earlier decision to cancel post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME) was false.

The ministry insisted that universities “had no business admitting candidates other than those sent to them by JAMB but they can screen candidates to remove those with anti-social traits and suspicious credentials”.

The federal government said while the ban on post-UTME stayed, screening was only for those
admitted by JAMB and limited to examination of credentials and physical examination of candidates to ensure that they are not of
questionable characters.

“All these should be done upon resumption. No university is allowed to have anything to do with any applicant who is not its student.