The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the extension of the deadline for students seeking admission into public Universities from Friday, October 31, 2025, to Monday, November 17, 2025. In a statement released by the Board’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, he stated that the decision became imperative due to some emerging challenges hampering the conclusion of the admission process by some institutions.
The board further disclosed that the timeline is set to ensure that other tiers of tertiary institutions, including private Universities, polytechnics, Colleges of education, and innovation enterprise institutions, conclude their respective admissions before the overall closing date of December 31, 2025.
According to JAMB, ‘They included appeal by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, AVCNU, following disruptions caused by a court order halting the 2025/2026 admission process, an injunction that was only lifted on October 28, 2025 and the recent accreditation of 229 new academic programs across 37 universities by the National Universities Commission, NUC, on October 29, 2025, which necessitated fresh scheduling of admissions into those newly approved courses.
“In light of these developments, and to ensure fairness and inclusiveness, the Board hereby extends the deadline for the completion of 2025 public university admissions to Monday, November 17, 2025,” the statement read.
JAMB emphasized that the new date was final and binding, urging all public universities to ensure full compliance.
“While expressing appreciation to all institutions for their cooperation and effort toward meeting the initial target, the Board wished to emphasize that this new deadline must be strictly adhered to,” Dr. Benjamin stated. He reaffirmed that JAMB remained committed to maintaining a seamless, transparent, and credible admission process that upheld national education goals while respecting institutional autonomy.