The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has identified 2,658 illegal admissions conducted by 17 tertiary institutions during the 2024/2025 academic session.
According to JAMB, the affected institutions bypassed the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), the official platform for regulating and validating all admission offers in Nigeria.
Data released by the board show that Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University recorded the highest number of irregular admissions with 1,847 cases, followed by Osun State University with 492.
Other schools implicated include Abubakar Tafari Ali Polytechnic, the University of Calabar, and Redeemer’s University.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, warned that institutions found guilty of such practices would face strict sanctions, including the withdrawal of accreditation and disciplinary action against involved officials.
JAMB reiterated that all admissions carried out outside the CAPS framework remain invalid and that affected students may lose eligibility for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.
