•JAMB Registrar Prof Ishaq Oloyede
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has spent N592, 851,858, and more than ₦7 million on meals for its staff in just one week, according to its financial inflow and outflow report covering September 6 to 12, 2025.
This was disclosed in the examination board’s Volume 4, Number 50 bulletin dated September 15, 2025, released on its official X handle (formerly Twitter) today.
The breakdown shows that a large share of the food spending went to ‘Assorted Buka’ caterers engaged by the examination body, reports The PUNCH.
Maima Food and Processing Ltd topped the list with ₦3.79 million, while Umma Food Concepts collected three separate payments of ₦1.5 million, ₦2 million and ₦258,500. Salaudeen Afusat Odun was paid ₦1.66 million, while Assorted Buka received ₦733,200.
In total, ₦7.37 million was disbursed for staff meals in the seven-day period.
The report further indicated that JAMB recorded a financial inflow of ₦274.9 million within the same week, mostly from e-facility sales (₦272.7m), PRC service charges (₦1.58m), and other income (₦628,750).
However, its financial outflow stood at ₦592.8 million, far outweighing the inflow. Other notable expenses included ₦50 million to Kaduna Polytechnic and ₦500 million to Ahmadu Bello University under the NATAP-M Award, ₦8.23 million for office equipment supplied by Abauf Synergy Ltd, and ₦10.59 million on flight tickets booked through Tomeh Travels and Tours Ltd.
JAMB also spent ₦1.9 million on staff medical expenses at LASUTH, ₦3.23 million on publicity through Hammer General Ventures Ltd, ₦2.07 million on generator maintenance, ₦1.82 million on Gbogan PTC generator by Bonkai Nigeria Ltd, and ₦33.82 million on staff claims (Various).
Other smaller payments included ₦476,000 in reimbursable expenses, ₦200,000 for data subscription, ₦1.57 million for third-party examinations, ₦2.31 million for exam supervision, and ₦57,370 as financial charges through Remita.
The report added that a sum of ₦27.49 million was auto-deducted by the Accountant-General of the Federation as interim remittance to the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
