Exam forums in Kenya and Uganda at the moment are writing Nigeria to ensure data introduced by means of Nigerian applicants in search of admissions into tertiary establishments of their nations.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board made this identified in a record for the 2024 coverage assembly.
JAMB famous within the record that it will no longer falsify the data of any scholars pace stressing the desire to give protection to Nigeria’s tertiary training from disrepute.
The advance comes at the again of the Federal Govt’s resolution to droop the verification of stage certificate from Uganda, Kenya, Benin Republic, Togo and a few alternative nations over allegations of certificates racketeering.
In March, the Federal Govt arrange an Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Level Certificates Milling to probe the actions of certificates racketeers following an investigative document revealed by means of Day-to-day Nigerian which uncovered the actions of faux stage turbines within the Benin Republic.
Day-to-day Nigerian reporter Umar Audu obvious how he bought some extent inside of six weeks or even proceeded to embark on necessary adolescence provider beneath the Nationwide Formative years Carrier Corps scheme again in Nigeria.
The investigative document, which uncovered the illegalities perpetrated by means of some tertiary establishments within the West African nations, ended in the Nigerian executive putting a restrain at the accreditation and analysis of levels from Benin Republic and Togo.
The Minister of Training, Tahir Mamman, having gained the document of the committee, famous that holders of faux levels from Nigerian and international universities can be flushed out of the gadget.
One of the most suggestions of the committee stressed out the desire for universities within the nation to behavior their admissions by the use of the Central Admissions Processing Device popularly referred to as CAPS and the required submission of matriculation lists to the federal Ministry of Training.
In a record bought by means of our correspondent on Tuesday, JAMB famous that Kenya and Uganda examination forums at the moment are writing to Nigeria to ensure data of Nigerian scholars in search of to check within the nations.
“Uganda and Kenya examination boards are now writing to JAMB to confirm records presented by candidates for admission of candidates. JAMB would not falsify record,” the Nigerian examination frame mentioned.
The PUNCH completely reported on Monday that the Federal Govt had mandated all upper establishments within the nation to “regularly submit their matriculation lists to the Federal Ministry of Education not later than three months after matriculation ceremonies.”
The record, the federal government stated, should be submitted “through the dedicated channel of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.”
The initiative is without doubt one of the suggestions made by means of the Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Level Certificates Milling arrange by means of the federal government to fight pretend stage turbines or racketeers within the nation.