Don’t Miss Out: JAMB Extends Admission Deadline for the Last Time

Fresh hope has come for candidates with unaccepted admission offers dating back to 2021, as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) extends the deadline for them to accept or reject the offers until September 30, 2026.

PerSecondNews recalls the Board had earlier fixed Monday, August 31, 2026 as the deadline for all candidates offered admission from 2021 to date to indicate their acceptance or rejection.

“The extension gives candidates with pending admission offers an additional month to take the necessary action before the new deadline of Wednesday, September 30, 2026”, the board said in a statement on Saturday by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Ag. Director Public Affairs,  obtained by PerSecondNews.

The affected candidates include those with outstanding regular or Condonement of Undisclosed Illegal Institutional Admissions (CUIIA), admission offers who have not yet accepted or rejected them.

JAMB advised all affected candidates to act immediately and not wait until the deadline, warning that failure to take action within the stipulated period will have consequences for their admission status.

“Candidates who accept their offers will be able to proceed to print and obtain their admission letters,”it added.

According to the examination body, those who reject their offers will have their dashboards reverted to “Not Admitted,” enabling the Board to update its records and ensure that its admission data accurately reflects their current status.

For candidates who are no longer in the institution where the previous admission was offered, or who are now in a different programme, JAMB said they may accept the outstanding admission and subsequently apply for the appropriate correction or deletion.

The Board said this would enable it to appropriately update the candidate’s admission status and records.

Similarly, candidates currently pursuing a second degree but who still have a previous admission offer that remains unaccepted may reject the outstanding offer and continue with their current programme.

JAMB also assured candidates who have been offered admission in the 2026 admission exercise but still have a previous admission offer pending that they have no reason to be apprehensive.

The Board said such candidates may reject the previous admission offer, stressing that doing so will have no adverse effect whatsoever on their 2026 admission.

“The extension was aimed at giving all affected candidates one final opportunity to clearly indicate whether they wish to accept or reject their outstanding admission offers,” JAMB stressed.

“The exercise would enable the Board to maintain accurate, current and reliable national admission records.”

The Board, however, emphasised that there would be no further opportunity after the expiration of the extended deadline on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

At the expiration of the deadline, all outstanding admission offers from 2021 to date that have neither been accepted nor rejected will automatically revert to “Not Admitted” status and remain so on the Board’s records.

JAMB further urged all affected candidates to act immediately, stressing that failure to accept an admission offer within the stipulated period will render the offer invalid.