The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the sale of Direct Entry (DE) application forms for the 2026 admission cycle to May 8.
The extension was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, and shared via its official X handle.
According to JAMB, the decision is aimed at ensuring that no eligible candidate is denied the opportunity to access tertiary education in Nigeria due to time constraints.
“As part of measures to ensure that no prospective Direct Entry candidate is denied access to tertiary education, the Board has extended the sale of DE application documents to May 8, 2026, from the earlier closing date,” the statement read.
The board also approved five additional registration centres to ease the application process in areas experiencing high demand.
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The approved centres are the Centre for Open and Distance Learning (CODL), Mini Campus, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, and Bells University of Technology, Km 8, Idiroko Road, Ota, Ogun State.
Others include the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Centre 1, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Prof. Usman E-Learning Centre, Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State, and Human Development Initiatives (Grace House), No. 2, Iwaya, Sabo, Opposite Onike Girls Junior High School, Onike, Lagos State (to commence operations from Thursday, 30th April 2026).
JAMB added that all accredited Professional Registration Centres (PRCs) and Professional Testing Centres (PTCs) remain open to candidates for the ongoing Direct Entry registration exercise.
