The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced an extension of the deadline for completing the 2025 admissions into public universities. The new date is now Monday, 17th November, 2025.
This follows the earlier deadline of Friday, 31st October, 2025, which was set during 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. The meeting had directed all public universities to complete their admission processes by the end of October.
According to the Board, the extension became necessary due to “emergent and compelling circumstances” that affected the admission timeline. JAMB commended the “zeal, diligence, and commitment” shown by various public universities in working to meet the approved date, adding that the original schedule was designed to allow other tertiary institutions such as private universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and innovation enterprises institutions to conclude their admissions before the overall closing date of 31st December, 2025.
The Board explained that the decision to extend the timeline was based on two key considerations. “Firstly, 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 the 2025/26 admission list, which was only clearly lifted by the same court on 28th October, 2025,” the statement said.
“Secondly, in a bid to expand access in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, the National Universities Commission (NUC) on 29th October, 2025, released a list of 229 programmes recently accredited for 37 universities. Admission into those programmes are just being scheduled.”
JAMB noted that the extension is meant to ensure fairness and inclusiveness. It further emphasized that the new deadline is final. “While expressing appreciation to all institutions for their tireless efforts and cooperation in meeting the initial target date, the Board wishes to emphasize that this new deadline is final and must be strictly adhered to,” it said.
The Board reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a seamless, transparent, and credible admission process that aligns with national education goals and institutional autonomy.
