Nigeria, May 11 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has defended the relevance of Nigeria's centralised admission system amid recurring criticisms of its examination and admission processes.

The defence came as education officials from Sierra Leone arrived in Nigeria to understudy JAMB's admission framework ahead of plans by the West African country to establish a similar body.

In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board said Sierra Leone's interest in the Nigerian model demonstrates the "strategic importance" of JAMB, particularly at a time some critics are calling for its scrapping.

The statement was released ahead of JAMB's 2026 Policy Meeting scheduled for Monday, where key dec...