Eight tertiary institutions failed to submit admission recommendations for suitably qualified candidates who had selected them as their first choice to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) before the deadline expired.
The institutions include Northwest University, Kano, Kano State; Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State; Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State and Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State.
Others are Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna, Niger State; Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State; Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Oyo State; and Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Funtua, Katsina State.
A statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, urged the institutions to commence their 2025 admissions immediately.
“At the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions held on 18th July, 2025, and chaired by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, critical resolutions were reached regarding the timelines for the 2025 admissions exercise.
“The meeting resolved that all public universities must complete and forward their recommendations of suitably-qualified candidates, who selected them as their first choice to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on or before Tuesday, 30th September, 2025.
“Private universities, on the other hand, are required to submit their admission recommendations on or before Friday, 31st October, 2025, to allow sufficient time for other tiers of tertiary institutions to conduct their admissions,” the statement said.
The 2025 admission exercise deadlines are as follows: Public Universities – October 31, 2025; Private Universities – November 30, 2025; and Other Tertiary Institutions (Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, etc.) – December 31, 2025.
“These timelines were designed to ensure a structured and predictable academic calendar across all institutions and to allow every tier of tertiary education to conduct its admission process seamlessly.
“However, records available on the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), the platform through which all admissions are conducted, revealed that some institutions have yet to submit a single admission recommendation to the Board, despite the clear directives and ample time provided.
“It is particularly concerning that certain public universities have not made any submissions, even after the September deadline had elapsed. The policy meeting had expressly directed that, even where institutions were not ready to resume academic exercises, they should at least process and archive their admissions to ensure compliance with the approved schedule,” the statement said.
The Board warned that failure to act within the approved timelines will result in unprocessed candidates being moved automatically to the next available tier of institutions for possible consideration.
