Admissions Outside CAPS Illegal ‐ JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned tertiary institutions against granting admissions outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), describing such practices as illegal. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, gave the warning during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions organised by the board on Monday in Abuja. Oloyede said…

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FG Declares Admission Outside CAPS, Illegal

The Federal Government has declared that any admission into tertiary institutions conducted outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), will be deemed illegal. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa gave the directive in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Alausa, therefore, warned universities, polytechnics,…

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