Varsity to screen candidates despite JAMB’s withdrawal of list

Last month, UNILAG announced that it will begin the screening between Wednesday Aug. 3, 2016 and Aug. 24, 2016 for candidates who chose the institution as their first choice with a cut-off point of 200 and above.

The statement by UNILAG, said: “We want to inform the public that our screening, for candidates that will be admitted for the 2016/17 academic session, will still hold as scheduled from Aug. 3, 2016 to Aug. 24, 2016. It is true that JAMB had sent a list to us, which it had considered as those who met our cut-off point. It is this same list that it withdrew to allow the universities to carry out their admission process as required by the law setting up their senates.

“There are statutory functions meant for all university senates, among which admissions is part one. It is only after selecting the candidates for admission that the senate refers the list to JAMB for confirmation in line with the admission criteria of merit, catchment and educationally disadvantaged states. And so, it is only proper for JAMB to have taken this step, realising that it had taken over the job of the universities’ senates,’’ it added.

Adebule added that candidates would be screened based on the authenticity of their results and their course combinations.