The registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will now commence on Monday, February 3, 2025, instead of Friday, January 31, 2025.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) made this known in a statement released by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, on Friday.
Benjamin stated that this change is necessary to allow the Board to implement essential adjustments to its registration templates.
These adjustments, according to him, come in light of the recent suspension of certain law programmes at selected universities, as submitted to the Board by the Council for Legal Education.
Additionally, the Board said that it discovered that some Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres had used deceptive facilities to be approved, prompting the need for further scrutiny and corrections by disapproving such centres.
“The Board acknowledges the disruption this may cause to candidates and other stakeholders and sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience,” the statement said.
It added that the additional time will be used to ensure that all necessary changes are made to ensure a smooth registration process.
JAMB had on Thursday announced that it will not be conducting admissions for the law programme in some selected universities where the Council of Legal Education (CLE) has suspended the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme ) for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The Board stated that it will not approve any admissions for candidates seeking to enroll in the Law programme at the affected universities for the 2025/2026 academic session.
It further stated that the ban on registration for the Law programme at the Nigerian Police Academy will extend into the 2026/2027 academic session.
Below are the universities where the Council of Legal Education suspended law programme:
- Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State
- Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State
- Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State
- Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
- Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State
- Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State
- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State
- Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State
