The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially restored the admission status of Jamiu Basola, a Civil Engineering graduate from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), after previously flagging his admission as fake.
Basola, who graduated in 2024 with a CGPA of 4.41, had earlier raised alarm when he was denied mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He said his trouble began during final clearance when FUTA’s Student Affairs Division informed him that his name was missing from the JAMB matriculation list — a key requirement for NYSC registration.
Basola explained that despite sitting for UTME in 2017 and being admitted into FUTA in 2018, he was shocked to discover JAMB did not recognise his admission. Several attempts to access his portal were unsuccessful, prompting him to write to the university’s registrar, vice-chancellor, and admissions committee seeking intervention.
However, speaking with PUNCH Online on Monday, Basola confirmed a breakthrough: his JAMB portal has now been unlocked, and his name has been added to the matriculation list. “I can now log in, reprint my documents, and my name is now on the matriculation list,” he said. “The process isn’t complete yet, as I’ve not been mobilised for NYSC, but progress has been made.”
The development was also confirmed by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). In a statement, NANS National PRO, Adeyemi Ajasa, praised the resolution as a win for justice and student welfare, crediting the outcome to strong advocacy by the association’s national leadership and the South-West Zone D.
“Basola’s years of study were nearly dismissed by a ‘fake admission’ label. But through unity and pressure, justice has prevailed,” Ajasa said. He also acknowledged the support of FUTA’s Civil Engineering Department in helping clarify the matter with JAMB.
NANS pledged to continue monitoring the case to ensure Basola is included in the next NYSC mobilisation batch, warning institutions to avoid such administrative lapses in the future.
Basola’s situation had drawn public attention after he shared his ordeal on social media. In response, JAMB initially denied his admission was legitimate, calling him “an unknown entity” and stating that his admission letter was not issued by the board.
JAMB also dismissed emotional appeals regarding his background, insisting that he should explain how he obtained the disputed admission documents.
With this latest development, Basola’s path to NYSC now appears more promising, as student groups and education stakeholders celebrate a major step forward in resolving the issue.
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