Nigeria, May 12 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced eight tertiary institutions as winners of the 2025 National Tertiary Admissions Performance Merit Award (NATAP-M), with a total prize of N750 million.

The winners were announced shortly after the 2026 policy meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions, held in Abuja on Monday.

Every year since 2018, JAMB has rewarded tertiary institutions for compliance with its admission guidelines, transparency in admissions and adherence to the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).

Explaining the selection process, JAMB said institutions were assessed based on five key performance indicators.

The criteria include institution with the most national in term...