The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for candidates offered admission from 2021 to date to either accept or reject such offers to Wednesday, 30 September 2026.
The Board had earlier announced Monday, 31 August 2026 as the deadline for all candidates offered admission from 2021 to date to indicate their acceptance or rejection of such offers.
Acting Director Public Affairs of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin in a statement noted that the extension was a final opportunity for all affected candidates to take the necessary action before the expiration of the new deadline.
“Candidates with pending admission offers who have not yet accepted or rejected ( regular or CUIIA) such offers are strongly advised to do so before 30 September 2026,” he said.
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Dr Benjamin explained that for candidates who are no longer in the institution where the previous admission was offered, or who are currently in a different programme from the one for which the previous admission was offered, such candidates may accept the outstanding admission and subsequently apply for the appropriate correction or deletion of the admission, as the case may be.
“This will enable the Board to appropriately update the candidate’s admission status and records,” he said
The Acting Director equally informed that candidates who are currently pursuing a second degree but still have a previous admission offer that remains unaccepted may go ahead and reject such an offer and continue with their current programme.
He clarified that candidates who have been offered admission in the 2026 admission exercise but still have a previous admission offer pending should not be apprehensive, stressing that such candidates may reject the previous admission offer, and doing so will have no adverse effect on their 2026 admission.
He emphasised that there will be no further opportunity after the expiration of the extended deadline on Wednesday, 30 September 2026.
Dr Benjamin stated that at the expiration of the deadline, all outstanding admission offers from 2021 to date that have neither been accepted nor rejected will automatically be reverted to “Not Admitted” status and will remain so on the Board’s records.
“All affected candidates are therefore strongly urged to act immediately and not wait until the deadline,” he said.
The Acting Director cautioned candidates that failure to accept an admission offer within the stipulated period would render the offer invalid.
