The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed the minimum admissible scores for the 2024/2025 academic session into Nigeria’s universities at 150.
This was announced at the 2025 JAMB policy meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday.
After series of deliberations, stakeholders at the meeting voted in favor of 150 minimum admissible for Universities, 100 for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education and 140 for Colleges of Nursing Sciences.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, informed that the approved scores were the minimum thresholds and no institution was allowed to go below them.
He added that the policy decision was aimed at ensuring fairness, access, and quality across the board.
“This policy reflects the reality of our education system and the need to align admission processes with merit, equity, and capacity”, he said.
Oloyede further explained that the marks serve as general benchmarks, adding that institutions reserve the right to set higher standards based on their programmes’ competitiveness.
Institutions are expected to conclude their admission processes in line with the approved schedule and report to JAMB for central processing.
The meeting, chaired by the Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, was attended by Vice Chancellors, Rectors, Provosts, and heads of regulatory agencies.
