FG debunks report claiming JAMB scrapped for tertiary admissions

…reaffirms JAMB’s sole authorization implicit admittance process

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja

The Federal Government has dismissed arsenic mendacious and misleading reports circulating connected immoderate media platforms claiming that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is nary longer required for admittance into tertiary institutions successful Nigeria.

In a connection issued connected Thursday by the Federal Ministry of Education done its Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, described the work arsenic “baseless and wholly fabricated,” stressing that the Ministry ne'er issued oregon authorized immoderate specified announcement.

According to the Minister, JAMB remains the legally recognized and sole authorization empowered to behaviour entranceway examinations and coordinate admissions into each tertiary institutions successful the country.

“For the avoidance of doubt, JAMB remains the statutory and legally empowered assemblage liable for conducting entranceway examinations and coordinating admissions into each tertiary institutions successful Nigeria,” Dr. Alausa said. “The established admittance processes done JAMB stay afloat operational, and immoderate contrary accusation should beryllium disregarded successful its entirety.”

He reaffirmed the Ministry’s unwavering concern with JAMB and different applicable agencies to uphold transparency, fairness, and merit successful Nigeria’s tertiary acquisition admittance system, noting that the Federal Government is committed to maintaining the integrity of the process.

The Ministry besides urged students, parents, and tertiary institutions to trust solely connected authoritative connection channels of the Ministry and JAMB for close accusation regarding admittance policies and education-related matters.

Furthermore, it cautioned media outlets, bloggers, and online platforms against spreading unverified information, informing that specified actions could origin unnecessary disorder successful the acquisition sector.

“The Federal Ministry of Education reiterates that determination has been nary alteration successful the existing relation of JAMB, which remains cardinal and indispensable successful Nigeria’s tertiary acquisition framework,” the connection added.

The Ministry encouraged members of the nationalist to sojourn the authoritative websites and verified societal media handles of some the Federal Ministry of Education and JAMB for authentic updates connected acquisition matters.

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