UNILAG Dares JAMB, Set To Screen Candidates Despite List Withdrawal

UNILAG Dares JAMB, Set To Screen Candidates Despite List Withdrawal

​UNILAG To Commence Admission Process For Candidates Today, August 3rd, Despite List Withdrawal By JAMB


The University of Lagos has stated that it will

go ahead with the screening of prospective

candidates for admission into the 2016/2017

academic session as scheduled, despite the list

withdrawal by the Joint Admissions and

Matriculation Board (JAMB).
The varsity’s decision to continue came barely

a day after JAMB withdrew the list of

recommended candidates for 2016 admission, it

earlier sent to all tertiary institutions in the

country.

JAMB had through its spokesman, Fabian

Benjamin, said:

“This is to ensure that the University

Senate perform its statutory

responsibility of conducting the

selection of candidates and refer it to

JAMB for confirmation in line with the

admission criteria of merit, catchment

and educationally disadvantaged states

as directed by the Hon Minister of

Education at the policy committee

meeting.”


“The earlier list was sent to help fast

track the process of admission so as to

allow other tiers of institutions also

conduct their admission.

“Candidates should not panic because

this is part of the process of the 2016

admission exercise. JAMB regrets any

inconvenience this decision would have

caused the tertiary institutions

“The Board regrets any inconvenience

it’s proactive step would have caused

the tertiary institutions.”

Also, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ,

previously reported that UNILAG had announced

that it would begin screening candidates, who

selected the institution as their first choice

with a cut-off point of 200 and above, as from

Wednesday August 3 – 24, 2016.
In an interview with NAN, UNILAG’s deputy

registrar, (information), Toyin Adebule, said.

“We want to inform the public that our

screening, for candidates that will be

admitted for the 2016/17 academic

session, will still hold scheduled from

August 3, 2016 to August 24, 2016.”

“It is true that JAMB had sent a list to

us, which it had considered as those

who met our cut-off point.

“It is this same list that it had

withdrawn to allow the universities

carry out their admission process as

required by the law setting up their

senates.

“There are statutory functions meant

for all university senates, among which

admissions is part one.

“It is only after selecting the candidates

for admission that the senate refers the

list to JAMB for confirmation in line

with the admission criteria of merit,

catchment and educationally

disadvantaged states.

“And so, it is only proper for JAMB to

have taken this step, realising that it

had taken over the job of the

universities’ senates.’’

He maintained that the withdrawal of the list

did not interfere with UNILAG’s proposed plan

to screen its candidates but inferred that

applicants would be screened based on the

authenticity of their results and their course

combinations.