The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has extended the deadline for the admission processes into public universities.
This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday.
The statement read, “You will recall that the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held on 18th July, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, had set Friday, October 31st, 2025, as the closing date for all public universities' admissions processes.
The Board commends the zeal, diligence, and commitment demonstrated by the various public universities toward meeting this approved timeline. This was intended to allow other tiers of tertiary institutions, including private universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and innovation enterprises institutions, to complete their individual admissions prior to the overall closing date of 31 December 2025.
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However, the Board has found it necessary to extend the deadline for the completion of 2025 admissions into public universities from Friday, 31st October 2025, to Monday, 17th November 2025, owing to some emergent and compelling circumstances."
The decision to extend the timeline is anchored on two key considerations," the exam body added.
1. Due to the disruption caused by a number of factors, including a court order directing that the status quo should remain on the 2025/26 admission list, which was only clearly lifted by the same court on October 28, 2025, AVCNU has specifically requested an extension.
2. In a bid to expand access in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, the NUC on 29th October 2025, released a list of 229 programmes recently accredited for 37 universities. Admission into those programmes are just being scheduled.
The Board hereby extends the deadline for the completion of 2025 public university admissions to Monday, November 17, 2025 in light of these developments and to ensure fairness and inclusion." It added,
While expressing appreciation to all institutions for their tireless efforts and cooperation in meeting the initial target date, the Board wishes to emphasise that this new deadline is final and must be strictly adhered to.
The Board remains committed to ensuring a smooth, transparent, and credible admissions process that is in line with national education goals and institutional autonomy," reads the statement.
While adhering to a mandate to expand opportunities in higher education, the extension demonstrates JAMB's efforts to manage unforeseen judicial and administrative delays. It also underscores the central role of JAMB and the NUC in coordinating the academic calendar and ensuring that all eligible candidates, including those for newly accredited courses, are fairly considered through the official CAPS platform.
The new November 17 deadline emphasizes the urgency of establishing academic session regularity.
The deadline for universities to submit the Post-UTME screening scores of underage candidates who took the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was extended by JAMB on Thursday, September 18, 2025. JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, announced the extension in a statement.
Benjamin stated that the decision was made in conjunction with the affected institutions and that an email reminder has been sent to the universities that are in default.
On Thursday, September 18, 2025, JAMB extended the deadline for universities to submit Post-UTME screening scores of underage candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to October 30,.
Fabian Benjamin, JAMB's spokesperson, then issued a statement announcing the extension. Benjamin stated that the decision was made in conjunction with the affected institutions and that an email reminder has been sent to the universities that are in default.
He said, The measure was necessary to meet the overall admission deadlines of October 30 for public universities and November 30 for private institutions.”