The Director of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB Zonal Office Lagos(HA), Mr. Shittu Billiaminu, has called on tertiary institutions in the State to uphold the principles of fairness, transparency and credibility during their admission processes.
Mr. Shittu made this call while receiving the Rector, Timeon Kairos Polytechnic, Lagos, Rev. Dr. Titus Kolawole Oyeyemi, who was at the State Office to officially announce the full accreditation of almost all the key programmes of the institution by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
According to him, the accredited programmes included Mass Communication, Banking and Finance, Business Administration and Management, Marketing, and Public Administration.Rev. Dr. Oyeyemi also used the occasion to emphasize the institution's readiness to adhere to all extant admission guidelines issued by the Board while providing quality education to students. He commended the Board for its pivotal role in ensuring a standardized and merit-based admission process across Nigerian institutions stressing that his institution remains dedicated to fairness and transparency.
In his remarks, Mr. Shittu Billiaminu congratulated the Rector and the management of the Polytechnic on the series of significant milestones recorded by the institution since its debut. He reminded the institution of the importance of maintaining a credible admission process, urging its management to always align with the vision and mission of the Board. “Adhering to JAMB's guidelines ensures fairness and upholds the trust of candidates and the public in the nation's educational system. As such, institutions must be free, fair, and transparent during their admission exercises to ensure accountability and credibility,”
