NASS threatens to cut JAMB funding over N1bn spent on meals, refreshments

According to Oloyede, JAMB remitted N4 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund in 2024 but received a grant of N6 billion from the Federal Government.

This sparked criticism from committee members, including Abiodun Faleke and Senator Adams Oshiomhole, who questioned why a self-funding agency like JAMB should receive government allocations.

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Faleke asked, “Why not keep the N4 billion and stop government funding for JAMB?”

Faleke further said, “You spent N1.1bn on meals and refreshment. Are you being freely fed by the government? What this means is that you are spending the money you generate from poor students, many of them orphans.”

Oshiomhole also slammed JAMB for its expenses, including N1.1 billion on meals and refreshments, N850 million on security and cleaning, and N600 million on local travels.

He demanded justification for the N6.5 billion spent on local training, asking, “What did you fumigate? Is it mosquitoes that took all this money?”

NASS threatens to cut JAMB funding over N1bn spent on meals, refreshments