Danfodiyo on 20,162 followed by UNIJOS on 7,600
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) offered illegal admissions to 20,162 candidates between 2017 and 2000 – about five times above the average number of such admissions offered by10 universities in the period.
Others in the top five are the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi; University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN); and Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete; according to the latest data released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
The data shows that a total 58,698 illegal admissions were offered by the 10 universities in the four-year period as follows:
- Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto – 20,162
- University of Jos – 7,600
- Benue State University – 6,171
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka – 5,457
- Kwara State University – 5,070
- Novena University – 3,432
- Alex Ekueme University – 2,902
- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University – 2,795
- Olabisi Onabanjo University – 2,586
- University of Calabar – 2,523
“The ASUU Chairman once went on air to say that some Vice Chancellors were the ones conducting admissions. I told him to bring me the name of any of the Vice Chancellors conducting the admissions,” JAMB Registrar Ishaq Oloyede said.
“Admissions are conducted via CAPS [Central Admission Processing System]. Some institutions came to us and told us to give them the grace to rectify the illegal admissions that were conducted outside of CAPs.
“The Minister also forgave them and we told them that any one that is caught will have his or her admission reversed.”
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Need for admission transparency
Reform Education Nigeria Programme Director Oluwatoyin Ayodamola canvassed for transparency in the university admission system.
“There is a need for transparency in the conduct of admissions. Over time, you see some institutions favouring other candidates based on personal relationships with top officials, among others,” Ayodamola told The PUNCH.
“CAPS introduced by JAMB has been going a long way in ensuring that there is a reduction in the rate of illegal admissions. The institutions that continue to engage in such should be punished and not allowed to go scot-free.”
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