JAMB intervention Medicine admission Nigeria — In a striking account that has stirred public debate on admission transparency in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, a parent has narrated how alleged intervention by the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, reportedly changed the admission fate of his son who initially missed out on Medicine and Surgery despite a high JAMB score.

According to Dr. Muyiwa Kayode, his son, a 400-level Medicine and Surgery student, scored 333 in JAMB, but his name did not appear on the institution’s admission list for Medicine and Surgery. Instead, the university allegedly offered him Microbiology as an alternative. Dr. Kayode expressed strong dissatisfaction with the offer, insisting that the proposed change did not reflect the investment already made toward his son’s medical career.

“I have spent hugely—several millions of naira—to get my son to this point of entry to become a medical doctor, not to become a Biology teacher through Microbiology,” he reportedly told the registrar. He further described the registrar’s response as dismissive, claiming she insisted that Microbiology was “the best the institution could offer.”

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Dissatisfied with the outcome, Dr. Kayode said he proceeded to the JAMB headquarters in Abuja, where he met Prof. Ishaq Oloyede. According to his narration, Prof. Oloyede reviewed the candidate’s details on his system and made a striking observation.

“Dr. Muyiwa Kayode, please go back home and sleep with your two eyes closed. From what I am seeing on my screen, your son is No. 3 on the list of Medicine and Surgery of this institution with a JAMB score of 333, behind 348 and 334 respectively. Unfortunately, none of them made the admission list,” he allegedly said.

Prof. Oloyede further criticized the situation, describing it as unacceptable. “In sane countries, this institution should have sent the college driver with an official vehicle to go and fetch your son… but unfortunately, endemic corruption in these institutions will not allow due process,” he reportedly added.

He also reportedly placed a call to the Vice Chancellor of the institution during the meeting, speaking on speakerphone and expressing strong dissatisfaction with the admission process. The Vice Chancellor allegedly apologized and described the situation as an “error of oversight” by the management team, while promising immediate correction.

Dr. Kayode stated that within 24 hours of that conversation, his son’s name appeared on the university admission portal. He confirmed that the student was listed as number three on the Medicine and Surgery admission list, alongside other candidates with higher JAMB scores of 348 and 334.

He further claimed that his son, who was nearly denied admission, is now performing excellently and currently tops his class with a GPA of 4.85.

The incident has sparked renewed conversations about transparency, fairness, and alleged irregularities in Nigerian university admissions. Dr. Kayode concluded by stating that “this is neither Federal nor State government doing… every sector of the economy in Nigeria is corrupt,” as of press time, neither the university nor JAMB had issued an official public response to the allegations.

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