The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced an extension for the 2025 public universities admission.
The Board in a statement on Sunday, November 2,2025,by the Public Communication Advisor (PCA) of JAMB,Dr. Fabian Benjamin stated that “Owing to some emergent and compelling circumstances, the Board has found it necessary to extend the deadline for the completion of 2025 admissions into public universities from Friday,October 31, 2025, to Monday, November 17, 2025.”
The statement titled: “Extension Of 2025 Public Universities’ Admissions Deadline”, read, “You will recall that the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held on July 18, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, had fixed Friday, October 31, 2025, as the deadline for all public universities to conclude their admission processes.
“The Board commends the zeal, diligence, and commitment demonstrated by the various public universities toward meeting this approved timeline, which was intended to allow other tiers of tertiary institutions; the private universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and innovation enterprises institutions, to complete their respective admissions ahead of the overall closing date of December 31, 2025.
“However, owing to some emergent and compelling circumstances, the Board has found it necessary to extend the deadline for the completion of 2025 admissions into public universities from Friday,October 31, 2025, to Monday, November 17, 2025.
“The decision to extend the timeline is anchored on two key considerations:
- Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities(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 October 28, 2025.
- In a bid to expand access in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the NUC on October 29, 2025, released a list of 229 programmes recently accredited for 37 universities.Admission into those programmes is 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, November 17, 2025.”
The Board emphasised that the new deadline is final and must be strictly adhered to.
It added: “The Board remains committed to ensuring a seamless, transparent, and credible admission process that aligns with national education goals and institutional autonomy.”
