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Many graduates barred from NYSC after JAMB flags admission as fake
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Thousands of graduates across Nigerian universities have been denied mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) after the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) flagged their admissions as fake in April 2024.
On Tuesday, several affected graduates informed the media that approximately 14,000 individuals had their records unexpectedly locked on the JAMB Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), just a week before the mobilisation for Batch B Stream 1 was set to begin.
Despite accepting their offers years ago and appearing on the matriculation list, their portals began displaying “fake admission”.
Institutions affected include Ambrose Alli University, Imo State University, Ahmadu Bello University, University of Calabar, University of Benin, Federal University of Technology Akure, Lagos State University, Kwara State University, and Edo State University, Iyamho.
“We took JAMB exam (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination), but our admissions came from our school, not JAMB. We have been submitting our names for regularisation through the school for years, but nothing productive has come out of it,” one of the affected graduates said.
“In our final year, JAMB released a memo instructing us to complete our regularisation at the state office. However, when we went there, we were not treated well.
“JAMB directed us back to our school, claiming the school had not met certain requirements. Because of this, we had no choice but to pay for regularisation ourselves, which was the legal procedure for JAMB regularisation when we were first admitted. We weren’t informed that the process had changed.”
“Despite the challenges, we paid, and the regularisation was successful. We were given admissions, and our names were added to the JAMB matriculation list.
“But just a week before mobilisation for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch B Stream 1 in April 2024, our CAPS started showing ‘fake admission.’ By June, the fake admission was removed, and it directed us to visit the nearest JAMB office,” another affected graduate said.
“Many of us have been going to JAMB offices near us, but the situation worsened. JAMB keeps redirecting us back to the school, but even when some of us travelled to Abuja, we were told that criminals had invaded the JAMB website and were arrested.”
Lamenting their frustration, one of the graduates said, “We are victims and deserve to be treated as such. We can no longer take this. We cannot go for NYSC, further our education, or move on with our lives. We have become a burden to our parents because of this issue.”
They urged JAMB and relevant authorities to resolve the issue and unlock their academic records to allow NYSC mobilisation and further studies.
When contacted by SaharaReporters, Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s spokesperson, explained that the issue stemmed from illegal admissions granted by some institutions.
“The process of admission, as stated by the law, is that a candidate writes JAMB, chooses an institution, and then the institution admits him through JAMB. They print an admission letter, and it’s a legitimate process. If a student gets admission through the back door into an institution, and we don’t know about it, we can’t give him an admission letter. There are processes,” he said.
Dr Benjamin further stressed that once JAMB was made aware of such irregular admissions, it would seek approval from the institutions involved. However, he made it clear that no institution should engage in illegal admissions after that point.
“Unfortunately, over 250,000 candidates were affected by this issue in the past. We have had agreements in place to standardise the process, and now, we’ve closed the window for condoning such regularisations.”
He also noted that students must meet the academic requirements for their programmes, adding that those who did not meet the necessary qualifications would not be allowed to proceed.
“We cannot continue to allow students who do not meet the basic requirements to enter the classrooms. Regularisation is not an automatic process, and we are firm about the rules and standards,”
The affected students, particularly those from Ambrose Alli University, are now calling on JAMB and relevant authorities to resolve the issue quickly and allow them to proceed with their careers and NYSC mobilisation.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has slashed its fuel pump price for the second time within four days.
A market survey on Saturday by DAILY POST showed that NNPCL retail outlets around Airport Junction and Wuse Zone 6 (Berger) in Abuja have reduced their petrol price to N1210 per litre, down from N1260.
This means that the state-owned oil firm slashed the petrol price by N50 per litre.
This comes barely two days after Dangote Refinery reduced its petrol gantry price by N50 to N1,125 per litre.
Recall that four days ago, NNPCL had adjusted its fuel price pump by N75 per litre to N1260.
With the latest drop by NNPCL retail outlets, petrol prices stand between N1210 per litre and N1305 per litre in Abuja and its environs.
The reduction in domestic fuel comes amid falling crude oil prices, which stand at $69 per barrel and $71 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude, respectively, following the easing of the conflict in the Middle East.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu has kept mum amid the clamour by Nigerians for a commensurate drop in domestic fuel pump prices due to the significant reduction in crude oil prices.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the Federal High Court judgment that set aside an earlier order directing it to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party.
INEC revealed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the Chairman, Adedayo Oketola.
According to the commission, although it is aware of media reports on the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja on June 26, it cannot comment on the ruling until it obtains and reviews the certified copy.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is aware of reports circulating in the media regarding the judgment delivered on Friday, June 26, 2026, by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, which set aside an earlier order concerning the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
“However, as of this moment, the Commission has not yet received the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the court’s order,” the statement said.
INEC stated that its legal department would study the judgment upon receipt of the CTC before advising the commission on the next course of action.
“Once the Commission’s legal department receives and thoroughly studies the CTC of the judgment, INEC will take an informed, lawful decision in line with the court’s directives.
“Until then, we cannot comment on the specifics of the ruling, and the public is urged to await the Commission’s formal position on the matter,” Oketola added.
Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court in Lokoja had on Friday set aside the court’s December 10, 2025, judgment directing INEC to register the NDC as a political party.
The court held that the rights of the Peace Movement Party were affected by the earlier judgment because it was not joined in the suit despite claiming ownership of the logo relied upon in securing the registration order.
Justice Dashen consequently ordered that all parties be restored to the positions they occupied before the December 2025 judgment and directed that the substantive suit be heard afresh with all necessary parties joined.
The NDC has rejected the ruling and announced plans to appeal the decision. Its National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, maintained that the party had not been deregistered and argued that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to revisit a matter on which it had already delivered a final judgment.
The ruling has also attracted reactions from opposition figures, including the NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the party’s National Leader, Senator Henry Dickson, and other stakeholders, who described the decision as a threat to Nigeria’s multiparty democracy and vowed to challenge it through all available legal channels.
INEC, however, maintained that it would reserve its position on the judgment until it receives and reviews the Certified True Copy.
A joint police operation rescued five victims abducted near Ogbere Forest in Ogun state on Wednesday.
They were rescued within 25 hours by the Lagos and Ogun Police Commands, which were part of a joint operation codenamed KOSAYE, meaning “No Space” in Yoruba.
The woman was among the victims who were shot in the incident. Her daughter and sister were among those rescued by the police on Thursday.
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