ASUU Strike: JAMB Sets Final Deadline for 2025 Admissions; Warns Defaulting Universities to Act Immediately (See Full List)

 

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PRESS RELEASE

Deadline for Closure of 2025 Admissions

Abuja, 17th October, 2025 — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that all admissions for the 2025 academic session must strictly adhere to the timelines approved at the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, chaired by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, on 18th July, 2025.

At the meeting, it was resolved that:

• Public universities must complete and forward their admission recommendations for suitably qualified first-choice candidates to JAMB on or before Tuesday, 30th September, 2025.

• Private universities are required to submit theirs on or before Friday, 31st October, 2025, to ensure other tiers of tertiary institutions can proceed smoothly.

The 2025 admission exercise will officially close as follows:

• Public Universities: 31st October, 2025

• Private Universities: 30th November, 2025

• Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, and Other Institutions: 31st December, 2025

These deadlines are aimed at promoting a structured and predictable academic calendar across all institutions.

However, JAMB has expressed concern over the continued non-compliance of some institutions that have yet to submit any admission recommendations through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) — the sole platform for admission processing.

Particularly worrisome, the Board noted, is the inaction of certain public universities that have failed to meet the September deadline despite clear directives. Institutions were earlier advised to process and archive their admissions even if they were not ready to resume academic activities.

Consequently, the following universities are directed to commence their 2025 admission processes immediately:

1. Northwest University, Kano, Kano State

2. Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State

3. Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State

4. Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State

5. Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna, Niger State

6. Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State

7. Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Oyo State

8. Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Funtua, Katsina State

JAMB warns that failure to comply within the approved timelines will lead to automatic reassignment of unprocessed candidates to other available tiers of tertiary institutions for possible admission consideration.

Fabian Benjamin, Ph.D.
Public Communication Advisor, JAMB