The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pleaded with the National Assembly to suspend the process of amending the board’s Act.
The board said the content of the bill, as present with the National Assembly, is a product of acrimony and if passed, would be counter-productive.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede stated this while presenting a paper at the meeting of the Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU).
The Act, among other things, supports that JAMB applicants who could not gain admission into their institution of choice for the examination year could be offered admission the following year with the same JAMB result, but not exceeding a period of three years.
The registrar said that the board had appealed to Senate Committee on Tertiary Education to suspend the process of the amendment and allow the board and all tertiary institutions, including the Ministry of Education and other necessary stakeholders, go back to the round table for discussion at a very conducive atmosphere as all have agreed to work together for the benefit of the Nigerian child.
Oloyede, who assured the AVCNU of his determination to ensure a smooth relationship with all institutions for the good of the board, reiterated his earlier stand that the task of JAMB is co-ordination of admissions and not substitution of traditional responsibilities of the Senates/Academic Boards of tertiary institutions.
He disclosed that henceforth the board will discontinue the use of scratch cards for any of its services and rather use the platform of pin vending.
“This is as a result of its consistent subjection to fraudulent practices, it is archaic and the board’s drive to also promote accountability in line with government zero-tolerance for corruption.
“This new system will be accessible through the payment options of Web payment, ATM issued cards (Visa, verve and Mastercard), online quick teller, ATM payment, quick teller mobile application and bank branch case/card,” he stressed.
