The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a stern warning to public universities that have yet to commence their 2025 admission processes, cautioning that they risk forfeiting their candidates if they fail to meet the approved timelines.
In a statement released on Friday, JAMB reminded all institutions that the deadlines were part of the resolutions reached at the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions held on July 18, chaired by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa.
According to the board, all public universities were required to submit their first-choice admission recommendations by September 30, while private universities have until October 31 to do so.
The board also stated that the 2025 admission exercise would close officially on October 31 for public universities, November 30 for private universities, and December 31 for polytechnics and colleges of education.
“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,” JAMB stated.
However, the board expressed concern that several public universities have yet to submit a single admission recommendation through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) — the official platform used to process all admissions.
“It is particularly concerning that certain public universities have not made any submissions, even after the September deadline had elapsed,” JAMB said.
The affected universities include:
Northwest University, Kano
Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil (Kano)
University of Science and Technology, Wudil
Benue State University, Makurdi
Abdulkadir Kure University
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo
Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Funtua
JAMB urged the institutions to begin their 2025 admission process without further delay, warning that failure to comply with the approved timelines will result in unprocessed candidates being automatically reassigned to other available tiers of institutions.