The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has exposed a staggering 1,665 counterfeit A’level results during the 2023 Direct Entry registration process.
The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, highlighted the prevalence of corruption within the A’level results verification system.
Addressing the issue during a meeting with the National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students, Oloyede expressed concern over the erosion of trust in educational certificates.
He emphasized the urgent need to uphold the integrity of A’level certificates to ensure the credibility of admissions processes.
Oloyede recounted the alarming discovery at Bayero University, Kano, where only a fraction of submitted certificates were found to be genuine out of a total of 148 Direct Entry applications.
This revelation prompted a collaborative effort among stakeholders to combat the fraudulent practices.
As part of the measures to tackle the issue, Oloyede proposed the establishment of an A’level result verification task force and the implementation of a common platform for swift and reliable certificate verification.
He stressed that adherence to verification procedures is now mandatory for admission, enforcing a “No verification, No admission” policy.
Furthermore, Oloyede announced modifications to the ongoing Direct Entry registration process, allowing candidates to register while institutions verify their credentials in the background.
However, institutions failing to comply with verification requests must pre-verify their certificate holders before completing the registration process.
In response, Eegunjobi Samuel, President of NANCES, commended JAMB’s efforts in restoring integrity to the examination and admission processes.
The association also presented challenges faced by members during the 2024 Direct Entry registration and advocated for additional registration centers to ease the process.