The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved an extension of the 2025 admissions deadline for public universities from Friday, October 31, 2025, to Monday, November 17, 2025.

The announcement was made in a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who explained that the extension became necessary due to unforeseen circumstances affecting some institutions’ ability to complete the admission process on time.

JAMB recalled that during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions held on July 18, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, the original deadline of October 31, 2025, had been approved for all public universities. The timeline was intended to allow other tertiary institutions—including private universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and innovation enterprise institutions—to finalize their admissions before the national closing date of December 31, 2025.

According to the board, the extension was prompted by two main factors:

1. An appeal from the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) following disruptions caused by a court injunction that temporarily halted the 2025/2026 admission process, which was lifted on October 28, 2025.
2. The recent accreditation of 229 new academic programmes across 37 universities by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on October 29, 2025, which required fresh scheduling for admissions into these 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.

Dr. Benjamin stressed that the new date is final and binding, urging all public universities to comply fully. He reaffirmed JAMB’s commitment to ensuring a transparent, seamless, and credible admission process that supports national education objectives while respecting institutional autonomy.