Education experts are demanding the unbundling of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as Ishaq Oloyede prepares to exit, arguing that splitting regulatory and operational roles will improve admission transparency and fix UTME glitches.
The demand comes as Oloyede’s tenure ends after reforms that restored exam integrity. But experts say gains would not outlast his administration without structural changes.
Nubi Achebo, director of academic planning at Nigerian University of Technology and Management (NUTM), emphasised the need for JAMB to be more flexible and transparent with the board’s admission process.
“Though Oloyede tried to fix exam integrity, going forward, JAMB should ensure admission fairness and transparency.
“Students don’t just want exams that work, but they want to know their real chances before spending N20,000 on post-UTME forms,” he said.
Achebo noted the need for a single “Admission Transparency Portal”, which means that JAMB insists that all universities upload their last three years’ data,
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