These 13 candidates were among the 4,845 regularised by JAMB but were flagged due to omissions noticed on their portals.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has initiated plans to clear 4,845 individuals—among them Jamiu Basola, a graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)—who were unable to register for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) due to issues related to their admission records.
Basola, who studied Civil and Environmental Engineering and graduated in December 2024, discovered that his admission was marked as “fake” on the JAMB portal. Despite confirmation of his admission by FUTA, the issue delayed his NYSC mobilisation. The university had written to JAMB affirming the legitimacy of his admission.
A JAMB official revealed that Basola and 12 others were flagged due to “omissions noticed on their portals” and must correct the discrepancies to complete their regularisation. “These 13 candidates were among the 4,845 regularised by JAMB but were flagged due to omissions noticed on their portals,” the source said.
In a complaint to JAMB, Basola admitted, “I acknowledge that this oversight may have contributed to the issue at hand,” but maintained that “he was genuinely admitted and completed his studies.”
JAMB has reviewed over 17,000 complaints on admission irregularities in its recent exercise.