The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unlocked the admission portal of Jamiu Basola, a Civil Engineering graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, following earlier concerns that he was admitted through a fake process.
Basola, who graduated in 2024 with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.41, had his mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps stalled after FUTA’s Student Affairs Division informed him that his admission was not recognised by JAMB.
Afrocover recently, reported that Basola sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in 2017 and gained admission into FUTA in 2018.
“I was advised to verify my details on the JAMB matriculation list, which indicated fake admission,” he said.
Basola added that he wrote several letters to top university officials, including the registrar, vice-chancellor, and chairman of the admissions committee, in a bid to resolve the issue after being unable to access his JAMB portal for months.
In a telephone interview with the Punch on Monday, Basola confirmed that the long-awaited breakthrough had finally come.
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“My portal was locked. But now, I am able to log in; I can now reprint.
“Though I had some of the documents before, I was able to reprint my documents again.
“My name was not on the matriculation list, but now it has changed,” he said, noting that the matter was not yet over as his NYSC mobilisation was still pending.
This development was also confirmed in a statement issued on Monday by the National Association of Nigerian Students’ National Public Relations Officer, Adeyemi Ajasa. He described the development as a major win for students’ rights.
“This positive development is a direct result of the decisive intervention by the NANS national leadership, led by the astute President, Comrade Olushola Oladoja,” Ajasa said.
“Jamiu’s academic dedication was regrettably challenged by a ‘fake admission’ flag after years of diligent study.
“His fight was indeed our fight, and his victory is a triumph for every Nigerian student,” the statement added.
Ajasa also acknowledged the role of FUTA’s Civil Engineering Department, noting that it wrote to JAMB to clarify Basola’s admission status.
“This resolution underscores the power of collective action and NANS’s unwavering commitment to protecting the rights and dignity of Nigerian students,” he said.
He added that NANS would continue to follow up to ensure Basola is included in the next NYSC mobilisation batch.
“We reaffirm our commitment to holding institutions accountable and ensuring that such avoidable predicaments do not recur.
“The lives and academic pursuits of Nigerian students are not bargaining chips,” Ajasa stated.
Recall, Basola’s ordeal gained public attention after he took to social media to reveal that JAMB had declared his university admission invalid, seven years after he began his studies.
In response, JAMB, through its Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, said Basola remained “an unknown entity to the Board concerning admission.”
The Board also stated that the admission letter in his possession “did not emanate from its system.”
“The narrative of him being an orphan or from a disadvantaged background should not serve as emotional leverage in this matter,” the statement read.
JAMB further called on Basola to disclose how he obtained the document in question, saying the information would help clarify the matter.
