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  • JAMB Registrar Oloyede decries misconceptions about Jihad in Islam

    JAMB Registrar Oloyede decries misconceptions about Jihad in Islam

    ….says best Jihad is peace building

    The Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has expressed concern over widespread misconceptions about Jihad in Islam.

    Speaking at the first International Conference organized by Fountain University and the Nasfat Missionary Institute (NMI), Oloyede clarified that Jihad is fundamentally about peacebuilding and includes diverse efforts such as preaching, teaching, and acts of love, provided they are conducted within Islamic guidelines and aimed at seeking divine pleasure.

    “Jihad is not about violence or coercion; it encompasses noble efforts aimed at uplifting society, including youth empowerment, rather than dependence or begging,” he noted.

    The conference, held at the Fountain University campus, focused on the theme ‘Navigating the Dynamics of Religion, Politics, Ethnicity, and Youth for Peace and Development.’ Oloyede emphasised the inseparable link between peace and societal development, advocating for strategies rooted in Islamic principles to promote harmony.

    Represented by Prof. Ibrahim Uthman, Head of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Ibadan, Oloyede highlighted the role of Jihad as a mechanism for youth empowerment and a cornerstone for fostering peace and progress in society.

    “Islamic scriptural evidence shows that the best form of Jihād is indeed the one related to peacebuilding. The Prophet Muḥammad (SAW) said the best Jihād is saying the truth before a tyrant.

    “Therefore, contrary to the notion that Jihād essentially means an “holy war” to expand the Islamic community, it primarily means “peaceful striving and struggle” in the cause of God, hence, Muslims, especially the youth are obligated to strive for their economic well-being.”

    Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ramota Karim highlighted that the international conference is to shape the intellectual and spiritual development of the society.

    “This is to inspire collaborative research that addresses pressing global challenges and chart actionable strategies for peace and sustainable development grounded in Islamic ethics and universal values.”

  • JAMB begins centre accreditation ahead 2025 UTME

    JAMB begins centre accreditation ahead 2025 UTME

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has begun the accreditation of centres for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    In a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the board said the accreditation process was a critical first step in preparation for the annual examination.

    The statement reads: “All new Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres that desire to participate in the 2025 UTME exercise are to first visit https://www.jamb.gov.ng/Pdfs/CBT_centre_requirements.pdf to avail themselves of the requirements for establishing a JAMB-approved CBT centre.

    “Following this, these centres should notify the board in writing of their intention to participate in the accreditation exercise. This notification should be addressed to the Registrar of JAMB through the Zonal Director or State Coordinator in their respective states.

    “Established centres that were successfully accredited and participated in the 2024 UTME without any issues should proceed to register their interest through the Centre Management System (CMS) portal.

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    “The Zonal and State Offices will create accounts for new centres on the CMS portal to facilitate their registration. All centres must conduct an Autobot/Autotest on a date that will be communicated to them, as part of their preparation for the physical accreditation visit by the board’s team.”

    It is essential to note that the Autobot/Autotest is mandatory; only centres that successfully complete this test and meet the necessary criteria will be eligible for a physical visit.

    “Only centres that qualify will receive information regarding the date for the physical accreditation exercise, scheduled for December 2024. Centres that do not achieve satisfactory results on the Autobot/Autotest will not be revisited.

    “Centres that meet all stipulated requirements will be approved and included by the board for the 2025 UTME registration and examination.”

  • JAMB begins centre accreditation ahead of 2025 UTME

    JAMB begins centre accreditation ahead of 2025 UTME

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the accreditation of centres for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    In a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the agency said the accreditation process was a critical first step in preparation for the annual examination.

    The statement reads: “All new Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres who desire to participate in the 2025 UTME exercise are to first visit https://www.jamb.gov.ng/Pdfs/CBT_centre_requirements.pdf to avail themselves of the requirements for establishing a JAMB-approved CBT centre.

    “Following this, these centres should notify the Board in writing of their intention to participate in the accreditation exercise. This notification should be addressed to the Registrar of JAMB through the Zonal Director or State Coordinator in their respective states.

    “Established centres that were successfully accredited and participated in the 2024 UTME without any issues should proceed to register their interest through the Centre Management System (CMS) Portal.

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    “The Zonal and State Offices will create accounts for new centres on the CMS Portal to facilitate their registration. All centres must conduct an Autobot/Autotest on a date that will be communicated to them, as part of their preparation for the physical accreditation visit by the Board’s team. It is essential to note that the Autobot/Autotest is mandatory; only centres that successfully complete this test and meet the necessary criteria will be eligible for a physical visit.

    “Only centres that qualify will receive information regarding the date for the physical accreditation exercise, scheduled for December 2024. Centres that do not achieve satisfactory results on the Autobot/Autotest will not be revisited.

    “Centres that meet all stipulated requirements will be approved and included by the Board for the 2025 UTME registration and examination.”

  • Senate assures JAMB of support

    Senate assures JAMB of support

     The Senate has assured the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) of its continuous support in transforming  Nigeria’s education sector.

    Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and (TETFund), Sen. Muntari Dandutse gave the assurance when he led members of the committee on an oversight visit to JAMB headquarters on Tuesday.

    He said that the committee was committed to supporting JAMB in its mission.

    “We will continue to work collaboratively to secure the resources and legislative backing needed to propel JAMB to greater heights.

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    “I encourage the Board to maintain its standards of integrity, transparency and accountability as it navigates the evolving demands of the education sector.

    “We will support JAMB in terms of achieving accessibility to most of the CBT centres in parts of the country that are not accessible”.

    Dandutse said that the 10th Senate Committee was working very tirelessly to ensure that the educational system was raised to international standard to tackle students’ migration to other countries.

    The chairman further said that JAMB had played an essential role in shaping Nigeria’s educational landscape, serving as a critical body in the coordination and facilitation of admissions into tertiary institutions.

    “The Board’s commitment to fairness, transparency and accessibility has been demonstrated through various reforms.

    “These reforms are aimed at enhancing the efficiency of its processes and ensuring that merit-based admissions remain at the forefront of Nigeria’s education system”.

    Dandutse said that the introduction of digital registration processes, biometric verification and streamlined testing procedures were just a few of the Board’s accomplishments that have transformed the admission process and improved transparency.

    “These developments have not only restored confidence in JAMB but also placed Nigeria among global leaders in the use of technology in educational assessments,” he said.

    (NAN)

  • JAMB directs tertiary institutions to admit candidates below 18 years until next August

    JAMB directs tertiary institutions to admit candidates below 18 years until next August

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has granted permission to tertiary institutions to continue the admission process for candidates who are 16 years old until August 2025.

    In a statement yesterday in Abuja by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the board explained that the decision was meant to ensure equity because of those institutions whose 2024 admission would last till next August.

    JAMB recalled that the issue of minimum age for admission in the nation’s tertiary institutions was deliberated and decided at the 2024 Policy Meeting to be 16 years for the 2024/’25 academic session, while the cut-off date was put on the December 31, 2024.

    The statement said: “JAMB has taken cognisance that, due to different reasons, some institutions expect the 2024/2025 admission to run through July 2025.

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    “Without compromising the standard or infringing on the individual institution’s admission policy, the board has now decided to allow any willing institution to admit candidates who will be 16 years old by August 31, 2025, as long as the standards set by the institution qualify such candidates but couldn’t be admitted only because of age.

    “This is without prejudice to the decision of any institution that might have, on its own, decided on the minimum age of not less than 16 years, which remains sacrosanct.

    “By this development, institutions are requested to harvest from their CAPS and send the list of candidates who would be 16 years of age between January 1 and August 31, 2025 who are eligible for admission (if any), not later than a week from the date on this letter to enable final decision.”

  • JAMB directs tertiary institutions to admit underage candidates until August 2025

    JAMB directs tertiary institutions to admit underage candidates until August 2025

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has granted permission to tertiary institutions to continue the admission process for candidates who are 16 years old until August 2025.

    In a statement shared by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin on Thursday in Abuja, the board explained that the decision was to ensure equity because of those institutions whose 2024 admission exercise would last till August 2025.

    JAMB in the statement recalled that the issue of the minimum age for admission in the nation’s tertiary institutions was deliberated and decided at the 2024 Policy Meeting to be 16 years old for the 2024/25 academic session, while subsequently, the cut-off date was put on the 31st of December 2024.

    The statement said: “JAMB has taken cognisance that, due to different reasons, some institutions expect the 2024/2025 admission to run through July 2025.

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    “Without compromising the standard or infringing on the individual institution’s admission policy, the Board has now decided to allow any willing institution to admit candidates who will be 16 years old by the 31st of August 2025, as long as the standards set by the institution qualify such candidates but couldn’t be admitted only because of age.

    “This is without prejudice to the decision of any institution that might have, on its own, decided on the minimum age of not less than 16 years, which remains sacrosanct.

    “By this development, institutions are requested to harvest from their CAPS and send the list of candidates who would be 16 years of age between 1st of January and 31st of August 2025 who are eligible for admission (if any), not later than a week from the date on this letter to enable final decision.”

  • UMTE: Father petitions Senate over non-release of daughter’s JAMB result

    UMTE: Father petitions Senate over non-release of daughter’s JAMB result

    …accuses exam supervisor of complicity

    A parent has submitted a petition to the Senate, requesting the withholding of his 16-year-old daughter’s 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Examination Result.

    The father, Mr. Onyebuchi Obioha, accused one of the exam supervisors of orchestrating the result’s delay by JAMB. 

    He claims that the supervisor submitted an unfavorable report against his daughter, Miss Chizitere Audrey Obioha, who took the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Lagos.

    The supervisor, identified as Mutiu Olayemi, has denied the accusations. 

    He refuted claims of giving Miss Chizitere his phone number (08067366564) or asking her to contact him after the exam. 

    He also denied filing any report to JAMB regarding the examination.

    Mr. Obioha’s petition, presented to the Senate by Senator Neda Imasuen (LP – Edo South), Chairman of the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, alleges that the supervisor is responsible for his daughter’s predicament, citing the alleged phone number exchange. 

    The Senate is currently reviewing the petition.

    He lamented that rather than release her daughter’s result as done to the over one million other candidates, ‘examination infraction’ was what JAMB gave as reason at its Ikoyi office in Lagos after months of complaints.

    He challenged JAMB to give evidence of any infraction committed by his daughter, saying he firmly believes that the said supervisor was allegedly behind her daughter’s ordeal.

    He vowed to expose the supervisor to the whole world when invited by the Senate to defend his petition.

    The petition reads in part: “My name is Onyebuchi Obioha the father of Chizitere Audrey Obioha whose JAMB details include – Name: Audrey Chizitere Obioha,  Registration number: 202440075547GF, Examination Number: C44208171,  Center Number: C44208, seat number  171.

    “She wrote her Jamb examination at Wisdom House CBT Center at Ogba Lagos on the 22nd of April 2024 at 12.00pm.

    “Chizitere Audrey Obioha wrote her JAMB on the 22nd of April 2024 at the above mentioned center in Ogba Lagos and I personally took her to the center. I dropped her at the center, and she left her reading materials in the car and joined the line to enter the center with her exam slip.

    “I waited at a nearby shopping plaza until she came out. I asked her how the exam was, and she told me that she did very well.

    “But When the results were released, we checked and saw that her result was not there rather Alleged Examination Infraction.

    “We were worried and inquired from her if anything happened or if she was involved in any exam concerns and she told us no. To this end, we asked a relative who resides in Abuja to visit the JAMB office to see if we will get answers, but the response was that we should open a ticket.

    “We promptly opened a ticket on the 30th of April and the ID is #240430-9KYGAD.

    From this 30th of April, we kept updating the ticket asking for answers but never received any response.

    “On the 25th of June 2024, we visited the JAMB office in Ikoyi and the officers there stated that the ‘Alleged Examination Infraction’ could mean any of the following – Caught with materials in the hall, caught cheating with another candidate or caught with a device.

    “On the 11th of July 2024, my daughter sat at an interactive session with some JAMB officials where they asked questions and also stated that they had footage of her being caught with a device during the exam.

    “My daughter responded that this was not possible as she had no single issue in the hall. They also asked her if she filled a malpractice form to which she responded that she did not.

    “My daughter did not own a telephone, IPAD or any electronic device and did not take any with her to the exam on that day. We have not received any feedback on that session till date.

    “Please, we do not want any favours if my daughter has committed a crime. Let the full wrath of the law take its swing. But if she is mistakenly accused, we will appreciate that justice is served.

    “Please if it is claimed that she filled a malpractice form, a forensic audit of that form will prove that she was the one that filled that form and if she was also caught on CCTV, please let that evidence be provided by JAMB.

    “|  want to bring to your notice a suspicion that we have, relating to this case. We are very certain that our daughter is being punished for a crime she did not commit.

    “When my daughter came out of the hall on that fateful exam day, being the 22nd of April 2024, after she told me that the examination was good, she then handed a tiny piece of paper to me and said that a man in the hall gave it to her to call him after the exam.

    “In her exact words, ‘he came around and looked at her name and said that her name was a beautiful name. He then left and came back almost when she was rounding up and dropped this piece of paper and asked her to call him afterwards’. She decided to bring the paper to me.

    “I called the number immediately and asked him why he gave a little girl of 16 years his number to call him. He immediately denied it and said that it was wrong number. I checked the paper and told him that it was his number that he wrote that I called.

    “He cut the line. When we got home, my daughter also told my wife who also placed a called to him and he denied again and also cut the line.

    “I then sent a WhatsApp message same day in the evening to him asking him to desist from this and should apologize. He did not respond. I have that message. I have also attached it here. The number is 08067366564. I checked Truecaller and the name that popped up was ‘Mutiu Olayemi.’”

    However in a telephone conversation with reporters in Abuja, on Sunday,

    Mr Olayemi denied giving his number to the candidate in question, Chizitere, or any candidate, during or after the examinations April.

    He said, he is already in Abuja in response to an invitation extended to him by JAMB concerning the allegation.

    “I didn’t toast anybody during the examination or give my phone  number to any candidate. I’m already in Abuja as directed by JAMB Abuja to defend myself,” he  said.

    He added that he was not the one who wrote report on examination infraction against Chizitere but the Resident Monitor.

  • JAMB’s rare breed is 70  

    JAMB’s rare breed is 70  

    • Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede joins the septuagenarian club

    Professor Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede, the registrar/chief executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has every reason to celebrate at 70. At the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, where he was once vice-chancellor, his achievements remain indelible. Even at JAMB, he would continue to receive accolades many years after his tenure, given the transformation that the board has been witnessing since his assumption of office in August, 2016. 

    Oloyede hit the ground running.

    The very first Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that he conducted less than a year after his appointment was remarkable. Before then, the examination was largely characterised by commotion and irregularities. Indeed, every UTME conducted under Oloyede continues to be an improvement on the previous exercise because of the innovations he has brought to bear in the processes.

    One of the very first things he did as chief executive was reduce to the barest minimum human interaction in the conduct of the UTME. Today, the processes are largely seamless and devoid of human interface, with concepts like the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) that he introduced, which automates the admission process; IBASS, the Integrated Brochure and Syllabus System for prompt delivery of admission requirements, E-Ticketing for complaints, E-Slip, and use of biometric authentication to confirm validity of registration, etc. It is now mandatory for Computer-Based Test centres to have CCTV cameras to monitor the examination and registration, real time. All of these have helped considerably in checking examination fraud.

    The board has also instituted various schemes to make life easy for people with disabilities sitting the UTME.

    It has equally set up awards to encourage institutions to comply with laid-down rules and regulations for the conduct of examinations.

    Oloyede’s profile has continued to soar, not only because of the sanity he has brought into the conduct of the UTME but significantly by the astute manner he has been managing resources, human and material. From year one, he had been remitting billions into the Federal Government’s purse. This was unprecedented in JAMB’s history. Even the then Minister of Finance could not believe that such a profit was coming from JAMB which had in its 38 years before Oloyede’s coming on board relied heavily on government subvention. To date, JAMB has paid more than N55bn into the government’s coffers since Oloyede assumed office. And all of these despite reduction in application fees!   

    In a rare show of transparency and accountability, the board has been publishing its income and expenditure weekly in its bulletin for possible public perusal.

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    Little wonder Oloyede is being applauded nationally and internationally for transforming JAMB into a reference point in effective public service delivery, transparency and accountability.

    Expectedly, he has had challenges largely from those who profited from the rot of the past. That he has successfully waded through the storms is evidence of his great managerial acumen.

    Born on October 10, 1954 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, he graduated in 1981 with a First Class Honours from the University of Ilorin where he also bagged his Master and Ph.D degrees in 1985 and 1991, respectively. Oloyede became a Professor in 1995, was elected vice-chancellor of his alma mater, the University of Ilorin 12 years later (2007-2012). During his tenure, the university became highly-ranked among the best in Africa and the most sought-after university in Nigeria.

    Oloyede was Chairman of the Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities and Committee of Vice-Chancellors (2011–2012). He was also President of the Association of African Universities (2009–2011), Deputy Chairman of the Governing Board of the International Association of Universities (IAU) [2008 – 2011]; Member, Board of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (2010 – 2012); Fellow of the Islamic Academy of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Secretary-General, Association of West African Universities (AWAU) [2013 – 2017], among others.

    His appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari was indication that the then president literally took his eyes to the market while looking for a capable hand to turn the tide around at the board

    We wish Prof. Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede well as he joins the septuagenarian club.

  • JAMB CBT Centre in Imo burgled, burnt

    JAMB CBT Centre in Imo burgled, burnt

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that its newly completed duplex, housing a mega Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre in Mbano, Imo State, has been burgled and reduced to ashes by an unidentified group.

    JAMB, in a statement yesterday, said the incident, has been reported to the relevant security agencies.

    The statement reads: “Such an act is profoundly disheartening, and there can be no justification for this regressive action, even in the light of rumours suggesting that the adjacent building owned by the National Open University was intended for the training of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

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    “The CBT centre was recently equipped with 275 high-capacity computers, with plans for a second hall to accommodate an additional 275 computers, enabling 500 candidates to sit for the Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) simultaneously.

    “This initiative was designed to alleviate the challenges faced by candidates in the town and its surrounding areas.

    “In its unwavering commitment to expand educational infrastructure nationwide for the annual CBT examinations, the board identified Mbano as a crucial location for such a mega centre, alongside similar initiatives in other regions. This distressing incident starkly contrasts with our aspirations to enhance educational opportunities for aspiring candidates.”

  • JAMB and quest for inclusive education

    JAMB and quest for inclusive education

    By Charles Ampitan

    The year 2017 would forever be etched in the collective memory of Nigerians as it marked perhaps the first concrete step by a national institution within the educational system to boost the access of People with Disabilities (PWDs) to tertiary education in the country. This feat was achieved by the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede when, just a year after assuming office in 2016, he established the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG).

    The 11-member committee, headed by Professor Peter Okebukola was tasked with ensuring that all eligible candidates were accorded a level playing field in the board’s administered Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The idea was to ensure that no one was discriminated against at any point in the Board’s assessment and admission process on account of disability.

    The creation of JEOG is one of the board’s policy initiatives for fostering a more-inclusive assessment outcome by the Board. There were also the nine-key initiatives, which reduced the entire operation of taking the UTME to just nine computer keys, while another was the establishment of eight other groups charged with the responsibility of fostering inclusive assessment regime in the Board’s operational processes.

    Perhaps, what is more striking is that, prior to this major policy initiative aimed at fashioning a more robust vehicle for inclusive education for candidates with special needs or disabilities, which include the blind, deaf, dumb, lame, and Down syndrome patients, it should be borne in mind that Oloyede was not under any existential or official pressure to undertake the venture of crafting a more robust framework for assessing these sets of candidates as well as admitting them into the nation’s tertiary institutions. Yet, it stands to its progress that the candidates with disabilities were able to gain admission to 133 institutions across the country in the 2023/2024 academic session alone.

    To achieve the desired results, the group of eminent members of the academia with requisite backgrounds in special education along with the leadership of relevant bodies were saddled with the management of the affairs of the disabled.  It is, therefore, no wonder that over the years, the logistics of administering the UTME to the candidates with disabilities and their subsequent admission statistics have been on the upward trend. As part of the measures to ease the burden of sitting for the UTME by candidates with disabilities, the board, under its current leadership, designated 11 centres across the six geopolitical zones of the country in 2021 where these candidates sat for their matriculation examination, while their transportation and lodging as well that of their guides were taken care of by the Board.

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    JEOG has been at the forefront of crafting appropriate and stress-free modes for the UTME by candidates with disabilities. Not surprisingly, all these measures have not only eased the taking of the UTME by candidates with special needs but also increased their enrolment statistics. For instance, in 2014, just 44 candidates with disabilities were admitted to the nation’s higher institutions of learning, while in 2021, the figure had risen to 286.

    Significantly, the Board, through the agency of JEOG, broadened the nation’s awareness of the plight of people with disabilities by organising the first national conference in Abuja, with the theme, “Towards Increasing Equal Opportunity of Access to Higher Education in Nigeria”. It held from September 24 – 27, 2023. The conference was attended by over 500 participants drawn from all strata of the Nigerian society.

    Building on the successes recorded in the national conference, JEOG organised the just-concluded first Africa Regional Conference on Equal Opportunity of Access to Higher Education (ARCEAHED), held on September 17-18, in Abuja, themed “Advancing the Potential of Persons with Disabilities in Educational and Economic Development”. The conference was aimed at assessing the progress of African countries in implementing the African Union Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4, which seeks to foster inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning.

    Also, the conference provided a platform to share experiences on the modalities for admission and retention of persons with disabilities, while proposing practical solutions to enhancing access to quality higher education for students with special needs in African countries.

    Furthermore, the conference was able to bring into focus the challenges confronting people with disabilities in accessing higher education in the country to the attention of stakeholders in the sector; analysing the problems confronting higher education, especially in relation to people with special needs with a view to providing actionable and sustainable solutions to them; and proposing changes that can be made to the current national policy on education. Through that, the goal is to address the inequalities in the opportunity of access to higher education especially by the blind, the albino, persons with autism, Down syndrome, prison inmates and others.

    Interestingly, the ARCHEAD event also afforded the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman to unveil the commitment of the federal government to inclusive education, while creating the right learning environment to facilitate inclusive access for people with disabilities through the Ministerial Roadmap for Inclusive Access to Quality Higher Education in Nigeria (2024-2028) Strategic Plan.

    Similarly, participants made some far-reaching decisions as conveyed in the communique issued at the end of the conference. In the document, participants called for 100 per cent pro-rata rise of equitable space in admission for PWDs; provide adequate information about facilities that are available for PWDs in each institution at the point of advertisement for application for admission; and give adequate attention to the training of experts that will attend to individual needs of persons with disabilities, among others.

    In the final analysis, the institution of inclusive education, as implemented by JAMB through the JEOG has become a veritable platform for engendering robust national discourse and strategies for boosting the enrolment rates of people with disabilities not only in Nigeria but also in Africa in general.

    •Ampitan sent this piece from Abuja.