By Aminu Bala Madobi
A wave of frustration has engulfed graduates of Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano State, as scores of them remain stranded months after completing their studies, unable to proceed for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program.
The affected graduates — some of whom are first-generation university attendees in their families — have been left roaming the streets in uncertainty, their dreams put on hold due to a bureaucratic technicality: the absence of JAMB registration numbers, which has rendered them ineligible for NYSC mobilization.
“They completed the university since last year but are yet to be mobilized for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps”
“We are appealling to the Founder of the university Sen Kawu Sumaila to urgently intervene and ensure that the matter is addressed without further delay”
A Growing Outcry
Worried parents, civil society actors, and education advocates have taken to social media and local platforms to voice their grievances, calling on Senator Kawu Sumaila, the representative of the constituency in the National Assembly and a key figure in the establishment of the institution, to urgently intervene.
“Many of these graduates have fulfilled every academic requirement. They passed their exams, defended their projects, and were issued certificates. Yet, they are being treated as invisible citizens because of lapses that are not their fault,” lamented one parent.
Investigations Point to Institutional Oversight
Further investigation by Alfijir online newspaper revealed that several students were admitted into some university without proper documentation of JAMB registration, allegedly due to administrative lapses or alternative admission channels. While the university management reportedly assured students that the issue would be regularized before graduation, that promise remains unfulfilled.
Some graduates claim they have written multiple letters to both JAMB and NYSC, with no response. Others say they were advised to re-register for JAMB post-graduation, an option they describe as both humiliating and impractical.
Economic and Psychological Toll
For many of these young graduates, the delay has had far-reaching consequences:
Job opportunities lost: Employers are rejecting them due to the absence of NYSC discharge certificates.
Emotional distress: Some students say they feel “betrayed and abandoned” by institutions meant to protect their future.
Financial strain on families: Parents who sacrificed so much to send their children to university now watch helplessly as their effort seems wasted.
Stakeholders Called to Action
Concerned citizens further call on Sen. Kawu, the Federal Ministry of Education, JAMB, NYSC, and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to convene an immediate stakeholders’ meeting to:
✅ Regularize the affected graduates’ JAMB records through a one-off amnesty or retroactive validation process.
✅ Direct NYSC to provisionally mobilize the affected graduates pending documentation corrections.
✅ Ensure no future student faces this same fate by enforcing stricter compliance mechanisms between universities and regulatory bodies.
A Question of Justice
No student should suffer for institutional failure. Al-Istiqama’s graduates have fulfilled their responsibilities. Now, it is time for the responsible authorities to fulfill theirs.
Senator Kawu’s prompt intervention could restore hope — not only for these stranded graduates but for all students who look to education as a path to dignity and opportunity.
Signed
Concerned Citizens
27th September, 2025
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