The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned tertiary institutions that failed to submit their matriculation lists as required, cautioning that such lapses risk disenfranchising students and invalidating their admissions.
In its weekly bulletin released on Monday, the Board said the affected schools had apologised and pledged to rectify the violations within seven days, though their names were not disclosed.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, described the failure as “an aberration,” noting that some institutions completed admissions through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) but did not matriculate the admitted candidates.
“You conducted admissions on CAPS, but you did not matriculate any student,” Oloyede said during a meeting with heads of some institutions in Abuja last week. “Before we forward the report to the government, we felt the need to interact with you.”
He stressed that matriculation is a statutory requirement under Section 23(7) of the admission guidelines, which obliges every institution to upload its matriculation list for analysis. The review determines whether a school secures full approval to hold matriculation ceremonies, receives conditional approval, or faces outright rejection for non-compliance.
The Registrar further warned that any student whose name is missing from the National Matriculation List would not be recognised as duly admitted. “No such illegal admission will be condoned,” he said.
JAMB said institutions must submit formal letters of apology on CAPS within 24 hours, upload all pending lists within seven days from August 18, and ensure affiliate institutions operate strictly through their parent bodies with designated supervisors to enforce compliance.
While issuing the warning, the Board assured that candidates would not be unfairly penalised for the lapses of their institutions.
