JAMB Assures Nigerian Student Evacuees Of Completion Of Education In Nigeria
Relief and succour has come the way of Nigerian
students being evacuated from war-torn Sudan as Prof. Is-haq
Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has
assured them that the Board will provide the necessary infrastructure to
enable the students to complete their education in Nigerian Universities,
if they so wish.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission
(NiDCOM) on discussions on how the student returnees who wish to
complete their respective studies in Nigeria, could do so.
The JAMB Registrar expressed his readiness to work with the universities
regulator, the National Universities Commission (NUC) to ensure a
seamless transition for the completion of the affected students.
He, however, noted that in line with the Arusha/Addis Ababa declaration,
a university transfer student must spend at least two years in any
university before certification.
He averred that university admission is personal to individuals and each
student could approach institutions of their choice while JAMB will
streamline the admission based on the laid down guidelines.
Oloyede listed some of the guidelines to include transcripts of
examination records of previous years, filling of the uploaded forms and
ensuring the University applied to has accreditation for the course,
among others.
For those whose courses can be completed on-line, he said that National
Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has provision for online courses.
“I advise both the students and parents to study the rules very well and
comply, and ensure the admissions are properly ratified by JAMB, with
the issuance of an admission letter from JAMB to the students concerned
at any level, after they have been appropriately transferred to their
universities of choice.
Oloyede used the opportunity to commend Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa for
being proactive at all times on issues affecting Nigerians abroad,
describing the Commission as a “good supplement “ to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
Earlier, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa said the Commission was inundated with
calls from Parents and students expressing concerns on how they will
complete their respective studies in Nigeria.
She said that the guidelines released by JAMB will be made public and
posted on NiDCOM websites and other social media handles of the
Commission.
She, however, expressed her appreciation to Prof. Is-haq Oloyede and
JAMB for being a strategic partner with NIDCOM .
Speaking in the same vein, Mr. Abiodun Odunuga, the Co-founder, Friends
of Nigeria, Europe, an NGO said that he has received offers for
scholarships for a number of the student returnees from Sudan at
American International University, Gambia for students with practical
courses and willing to come to Gambia, and the Paris Graduate School for
online courses, such as in Human Resources and Business Management
courses.
One of the members of Parent Association of the student evacuees ,Hajia
Asmau Muhammad Yerima, appealed to the Federal Government to provide
the necessary means for students to continue their studies in Nigeria as
part of the therapy for the trauma they went through.
She thanked NiDCOM and JAMB, as well as the Federal Government of
Nigeria for their efforts since the crisis began in Sudan and the kind
gesture towards the students.
It will be recalled that the war that broke out in Sudan had disrupted
the academic programmes of thousands of Nigerian students which led to
evacuation, till date of over 1,856 Nigerians back to the country.