FG breaks silence on viral report scrapping JAMB for admissions 

The Federal Government has broken its silence on viral claims that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is no longer required for admission into tertiary institutions.

In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, described the reports as “false and baseless” and said they did not originate from the Ministry.

“At no point did the Ministry issue or authorise any statement suggesting that JAMB is no longer mandatory for admission into tertiary institutions,” Alausa said.

He reaffirmed that JAMB remains the statutory, legally empowered body charged with conducting entrance examinations and coordinating admissions into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country.

“The established admission processes through JAMB remain fully operational, and any contrary information should be disregarded in its entirety,” the minister added.

Alausa urged prospective students, parents and school authorities to rely only on official channels of the Ministry and JAMB for accurate updates on admission policies. He warned media outlets, bloggers and online platforms against publishing unverified information that could cause confusion in the education sector.

The minister said the Federal Government will continue to work with JAMB and other relevant agencies to protect the integrity of the admission system and ensure that merit guides all admissions.

He reiterated: there has been no change to JAMB’s role, any report claiming otherwise is false and should be treated as such.