JAMB, NiDCOM plan university entrance for Sudan evacuees.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has stated that it will provide the necessary assistance to ensure the integration of Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan into the universities of the nation.

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of JAMB, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Head of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Oloyede expressed sympathy for the students and praised NiDCOM for the efficient management of their evacuation, adding that JAMB would provide the necessary assistance.

The registrar stated, “What we will do is provide the infrastructure and resources necessary for you to facilitate or return these candidates (students) to our educational system.

“There are procedures; the transcript and the norms and regulations. No one should be under the impression that a Nigerian university will grant a certificate after less than two years of residence and attendance. With the cooperation of the National Universities Commission and the specific institution, the procedure will be conducted lawfully and properly.

The JAMB guidelines have already been delivered to the commission’s chairperson.

Oloyode, however, urged the students not to follow in the footsteps of those who returned to the country more than a year ago due to the war in Ukraine and refused to comply with the stipulated procedures that would have ensured the seamless continuation of their academic programs in Nigerian universities.

“If you are enrolled in a five-year program, you will go to year four because you will spend years four and five in that program.

“For instance, if you are pursuing medicine at the 600 level and the Medical and Dental Council evaluates your work and finds it satisfactory, they will simply move you to the 500 level. You will complete 500 and 600 level courses, and you will receive a certificate from an institution in Nigeria,” the JAMB administrator explained.

Dabiri-Erewa, the head of NiDCOM, stated that 1,730 Nigerians had been evacuated from Sudan as of Tuesday, and that the majority of them were eager to resume their education in Nigeria.

She stated, “The institutions have already stated that they want to provide assistance and accommodate the students, but the most important factor is to adhere to the JAMB-mandated procedure.

“The information is available on our website; the procedure should not be challenging to follow. JAMB has assured us that it will provide the enabling environment and infrastructure. If, for example, a university admits you, you need to get a letter from JAMB stating that you have been admitted, regardless of the year; year 3, year 2, or year 4. I believe that this is the most important thing, but all the information will be available so that we don’t make any mistakes.