Korede Abdullah 
Registrar of JAMB, Is-haq Oloyede
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is not responsible for admissions into Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes or the inability of some graduates to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.
JAMB Registrar Is-haq Oloyede made the clarification during a meeting with leaders of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) in Abuja.
According to a statement issued Monday by the board’s Public Communication Advisor Fabian Benjamin, the clarification follows complaints from polytechnic graduates struggling with NYSC mobilisation.
Many affected graduates completed their National Diploma (ND) through part-time or non-regular programmes before enrolling for full-time HND studies, a situation that often leads to NYSC eligibility issues.
Oloyede explains that JAMB’s mandate is limited to conducting entrance examinations and facilitating admissions into first-degree programmes, National Diploma and Nigerian Certificate in Education courses.
“The board is not responsible for admitting HND students into polytechnics and therefore has no data to facilitate their entry into the NYSC scheme,” Oloyede says.
He urges students to direct their complaints to the institutions responsible for the admissions process.
The registrar also reiterates that admissions must be processed through JAMB’s Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) to ensure transparency and eliminate irregularities.
Oloyede warns that any admission conducted outside CAPS is invalid and criticises institutions that exceed quotas approved by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
“Some institutions have conducted illegal admissions, including one with more than 42,000 irregular cases,” he says.
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