Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all federal universities in Nigeria to conclude their admission process for the 2025 UTME by 31 October.

JAMB also asked private universities to conclude the process by 30 November.

The board said all other institutions, including polytechnics and colleges of education, are expected to complete their admission process by 31 December.

The decision and the timelines were set on 8 July during the 2025 Policy Meeting held in Abuja, which heads of all tertiary institutions in the country participated in.

In its weekly bulletin published on Monday, JAMB encouraged the institutions to meet the deadlines as agreed.

"Even where an institution is not yet ready...