Nigeria: SERAP Sues JAMB, Unilag Over Admission Cut-Off Marks

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and the University of Lagos to court over "outrageous cut-off marks decisions". JAMB had pegged university admission cut-off mark nationwide at 180, but Unilag said students who scored lower than 250 stand no chance of being admitted to any of its programmes.

SERAP is seeking an order stopping JAMB, Unilag and others from implementing the 250 score benchmark. The suit number FHC/L/CS/1139/2015 filed Monday at the federal high court by Adetokunbo Mumuni on behalf of SERAP and three applicants affected by the cut-off marks decision, the applicants contend that "the provisions of section 5(1)(c)(iii) of the jamb act are very clear and unambiguous. The letter and spirit of the provisions is to ensure that the preferences of candidates in terms of the university they choose to attend are sacrosanct. Even a contrary or adverse decision by individual university cannot override decision made pursuant to the provisions of section (5)1) (c)(iii)." The three other applicants are: Adeola Hammed Ayobami; Abass Ololade; and Abass Ajibola.

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