JAMB is Anti-Student and Has To Be Scrapped - NANS President

The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has called on relevant authorities to abolish the Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB); describing the board as anti-students and exploitative policies.

This was coming from the national president of the association, Comrade Tijani Usman, yesterday when he led a protest to JAMB headquarters.

According to him, the purpose for which JAMB was established has been bastardized.

In his words, “The reason why we are here is to tell the general public and the government of the day that JAMB has outlived its usefulness. Nigerian students have seen most of the draconian policies of JAMB that is exploitative

“Parents have been paying huge sums of money just for their children to get admission into various tertiary institutions, yet JAMB will not give them.” admission because JAMB cannot give admission.”