Oshiomhole Demands Justification for JAMB’s N850M Expenditure on Mosquito Control and Cleaning

Oshiomhole Demands Justification for JAMB’s N850M Expenditure on Mosquito Control and Cleaning-OXYGIST

Adams Oshiomhole, the Senator representing Edo North, has raised concerns over the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) spending habits, particularly its 2024 expenditure. During JAMB’s 2025 budget defense session before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance, Oshiomhole questioned the agency’s significant outlays on non-academic activities.


Oshiomhole criticized JAMB for allocating N850 million to security, cleaning, and fumigation, asking, “What did you fumigate? Is it mosquitoes that took all this money?” He also questioned the N1.1 billion spent on meals and refreshments, saying, “Are you being freely fed by the government? This means you are spending money generated from poor students, many of whom are orphans.”


The Senator further scrutinized JAMB’s N600 million expenditure on local travel, implying that the funds could have been better utilized.


In response, JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, explained that the board remitted N4 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund in 2024 while receiving a federal grant of N6 billion.


This explanation led Abiodun Faleke, Chairman of the House Committee on Finance, to question the rationale behind federal funding for a self-sustaining agency. “You remitted N4 billion and got N6 billion from the Federal Government. Why not keep the N4 billion and let the government stop funding JAMB?” Faleke asked.


The lawmakers signaled that JAMB’s reliance on federal allocations might be reconsidered in future budgets unless the agency provides a compelling justification for its continued dependence on government funding. 

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