A graduate of Kwara State University has been denied her degree certificate four years after the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board rejected her name correction request, despite the National Identity Management Commission having approved the same correction in 2021.
Gloria Akinwande (not real name) told FIJ on Tuesday that the protracted dispute began when NIMC corrected an error in her middle name on her NIN slip, a change she promptly requested JAMB to replicate in its records.
While NIMC processed the correction without delay, JAMB rejected her application in January 2022, citing that the request was contrary to hername correction data collected elsewhere.
“In 2021, an error was made on the middle name on my NIN slip by the NIMC, and this made me request that the commission correct the error. It did not take the commission long to correct, and I was quite delighted with the development. This was because I thought all my problems had been resolved,” Akinwande said.
“After this, I also made the same name correction request to JAMB. This was in the same year NIMC made the correction to my name. However, JAMB failed to treat my request.”
She explained that JAMB’s response left her confused. “In addition to the fact that JAMB’s response seemed alien to me, the examination body’s reluctance to treat my request further led to a bigger problem for me,” she said.
The consequences of the unresolved issue became clear in December 2025, when KWASU held its 13th Convocation Ceremony and graduated more than 8,000 students. Akinwande was among those who completed their studies, but unlike her peers, she was not issued a degree certificate due to the name discrepancy between her JAMB and NIMC records.
“Unfortunately, and unlike my peers, I have not been given my degree certificate by the school because of the name discrepancy, and my pending name correction request with JAMB. I have been left hanging,” she said.
FIJ sent an email to JAMB on Tuesday morning requesting clarification on why Akinwande’s name correction request was rejected and has remained unresolved for four years. Still, the examination body had not responded at press time.
Last Updated on March 5, 2026 by Ola Funmilayo
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