THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that 21 universities across Nigeria have yet to submit the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) screening scores of underage candidates for vetting, sparking fresh concerns over the timely processing of 2025 admissions.
In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, shared with News Point Nigeria, the examination body expressed worry that the delay could disrupt the admission timelines earlier agreed upon during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions.
According to JAMB, the affected institutions include the University of Lagos (UNILAG, 39 candidates), Lagos State University (LASU, five), University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University, 12), Nile University of Nigeria (18), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (15), University of Uyo (nine), Federal University of Technology, Owerri (eight) and David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu (six).
Also on the list are: University of Calabar (six), Bingham University, Karu (three), Federal University Lokoja (two), Lead City University, Ibadan (two), Mcpherson University, Ogun (two), Abia State University (one), Bayelsa Medical University (one), and Claretian University, Nekede (one).
Others on the list are: Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba (one), Federal University of Technology, Akwa Ibom (one), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (one), Modibbo Adama University, Yola (one), and Rhema University, Aba (one).
Dr. Benjamin revealed that despite the release of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results by the National Examinations Council (NECO) on September 17, many universities had failed to comply with the September 15 submission deadline agreed upon during the policy meeting.
“It is worthy of note that NECO has released its SSCE 2025 results. The Board has noted with concern that at the close of the submission date for the screening scores, which was September 15, 23 out of the 71 universities chosen by the candidates were yet to submit their Post-UTME screening scores as agreed,” the statement read.
To resolve the bottleneck, JAMB, in collaboration with representatives of the affected universities, announced a shift in the final assessment date for the underage candidates.
The Board also issued a fresh reminder to all public universities to submit their recommended candidates on the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) platform no later than Tuesday, September 30, 2025, while private universities have until Friday, October 31, 2025 to comply.
Dr. Benjamin emphasized that the deadlines for the conclusion of the 2025 admission process remain October 30, 2025 for public universities and November 30, 2025 for private universities, insisting that these dates are sacrosanct.
“These dates were collectively decided at the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, chaired by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, and must be adhered to,” JAMB stated.
The development is expected to put pressure on the listed institutions to speed up their Post-UTME result submission to avoid delaying admission offers for thousands of candidates, particularly those affected by the underage screening process.
