The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for completion of 2025 admissions into public universities from Friday, 31st October 2025, to Monday, 17th November, 2025.
JAMB Spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin announced this in a statement on Sunday.
TheFact Daily recalls that the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held on 18th July, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa had fixed Friday, 31st October, 2025, as the deadline for all public universities to conclude their admission processes.
According to Benjamin, “the decision to extend the timeline is anchored on two key considerations:
“AVCNU has specially appealed for extension due to the disruption caused by a number of factors including a court order directing that status quo should remain on 2025/26 admission list, which was only clearly lifted by the same court on 28th October, 2025.
“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.
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, 17th November, 2025″.
He therefore warned that the new deadline was final and must be strictly adhered to. “The Board remains committed to ensuring a seamless, transparent, and credible admission process that aligns with national education goals and institutional autonomy”, he said.
