96% Of A-Level Results At Nigerian University Fake

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered a massive certificate forgery scandal at BUK, with 96% of A-Level results found to be fake.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered a large-scale certificate forgery scandal during its 2024 Direct Entry admission process at Bayero University, Kano (BUK).

During a routine document check, the board found that a shocking 96 percent of the A-level results submitted to the university were fake.

Out of 148 certificates reviewed during the verification, only six were genuine. The remaining 142 were discovered to be forged. This revelation has sparked serious concerns about the credibility of Nigeria’s university admission process.

JAMB has handed over the cases to law enforcement agencies for further action. “The individuals involved have been handed over to the appropriate law enforcement agencies,” the board confirmed.

To tackle this issue, JAMB has called on all tertiary institutions in the country to start verifying student documents independently. Although the board has created a system called the Nigeria Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System (NIPEDS) to help identify fake certificates, JAMB emphasized that schools should not rely on it alone for screening candidates.

The board revealed that NIPEDS has played a key role in detecting fake results, including those from foreign institutions. Recently, the system helped uncover 13 more fake certificates, some of which had already been used to secure provisional admission into schools.

One troubling discovery involved several candidates who submitted fake Interim Joint Matriculation Board Examination (IJMBE) results. These forged documents were claimed to have been issued by Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and were used in an attempt to bypass regular admission procedures.

JAMB has warned that any institution found admitting students based on forged certificates might be held accountable. The board also stressed the importance of institutions working together to ensure that only qualified candidates are admitted.

As the country battles fraudulent admissions, JAMB has promised to stay firm in its mission to uphold the standards of Nigeria’s education system. The board said that transparency and authenticity must remain the foundation of all higher education admissions.

In a related matter, JAMB recently reported that Anambra and Lagos states recorded the highest number of exam malpractice cases during the latest Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). So far, 80 suspects have been arrested for different offenses, with 14 cases in Anambra and nine in Lagos.

These discoveries underscore the challenges facing Nigeria’s educational sector and the need for strict measures to protect its integrity.

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