Lawmakers raise alarm over JAMB's financial management
- The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance threatened to stop the Federal Government’s grant to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in the 2025 budget proposal due to concerns over financial management.
- JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishak Oloyede, revealed that the agency remitted N4bn and received N6bn from the Federal Government, raising questions about its spending on meals and local travels.
- Members of the committee, including Abiodun Faleke and Senator Adams Oshiomhole, criticized JAMB for its expenditures, questioning why a self-funding agency requires government allocations.
- The Nigerian Cancer Society President, Prof. Abidemi Omonisi, called for an increase in the N150 million allocated to the Cancer Health Fund, stating it is insufficient to support indigent cancer patients.
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