Nigeria, March 14 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has distanced itself from the purported admission of candidates into the Law Faculty of Lead City University.

JAMB, which operated the admissions portal for Nigerian universities through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), said it did not process the said admissions for the university.

In a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB said it has received several claims accusing it of negligence over the development. The board, however, said it was not involved in the admissions.

"The Board unequivocally states that the said admissions were not conducted through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), the only platform approved for th...