JAMB Discovers 1,665 Counterfeit A-level Results During DE Reg

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, uncovered 1,665 fraudulent A’level results during the 2023 Direct Entry registration.
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede highlighted measures including forming a task force and implementing a “No verification, No admission” policy.
The National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students praised JAMB’s efforts and requested more Direct Entry registration centers.

Eko Hot Blog reports that The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has revealed the discovery of 1,665 fraudulent A’level results during the 2023 Direct Entry registration process. Additionally, the board noted corruption within the A’level results verification system.

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The Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed these when he received the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students in his office on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said, “Out of this figure, 397 were from Colleges of Education, 453 were university diplomas, and the rest were other A’level certificates.

“It should be of grave concern if no one respects the certificate one is holding; hence, there is a need to safeguard the integrity of A’level certificates that are used to secure admission through measures that would stand the test of time.”

The registrar remembered that previously, when a candidate applied for Direct Entry, the board would request awarding institutions to conduct screening and due diligence.

He expressed JAMB office’s astonishment at Bayero University, Kano, where only six out of 148 Direct Entry applications had genuine certificates forwarded for processing.

The registrar added that it was the discovery of the fraud that prompted the meeting of critical stakeholders, who met to chart ways of combating the menace.

He mentioned proposed measures, including forming an A’level result verification task force and establishing a unified platform for verifying A’level results and certificates.

He emphasized the platform’s reliability and user-friendliness, stating that it takes only five minutes to verify any certificate. Oloyede also revealed the board’s implementation of a “No verification, No admission” policy, highlighting the significance attached to the verification process.

He listed 15 institutions failing to adequately respond to verification requests, and mentioned that those with over 20 unverified candidates must pre-verify applicants with their certificates before completing their Direct Entry registration.

The registrar explained that candidates can now proceed with registration while schools verify them on the backend, marking a modification to the current Direct Entry registration process.

He, however, declared that the 15 institutions, which were yet to fully comply, would have to pre-verify holders of their certificates before they complete their DE registration.

Earlier, the NANCES President, Eegunjobi Samuel, commended the work the registrar is doing, particularly in terms of restoring sanity, integrity, and credibility in the nation’s examination and admission processes.