The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the sale of Direct Entry (DE) application documents to Friday next week (8th May 2026) from the earlier closing date.
Dr Fabian Benjamin, the spokesperson of the Board, said in a statement that the measure was aimed at ensuring that no Direct Entry prospective candidate was denied the opportunity to access tertiary education in the country.
Dr Benjamin said In furtherance of its objective of expanding access to tertiary education, the Board also approved five additional centres to register applicants for the Direct Entry exercise in areas with much pressure.
“As part of measures aimed at ensuring that no Direct Entry prospective candidate is denied the opportunity to access tertiary education in the country, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the sale of Direct Entry (DE) application documents to 8th May 2026 from the earlier closing date,” the statement read in part.
It said JAMB also approved five additional registration centres for ease to ease Direct Entry application exercise.
“In furtherance of its objective of expanding access to tertiary education, the Board had also approved five additional centres to register applicants for the Direct Entry exercise in areas with much pressure,” it added.
The approved centres include Centre for Open and Distance Learning (CODL), Mini Campus, University of Ilorin, Kwara State; Bells University of Technology, Km 8, Idiroko Road, Ota, Ogun State; Olabisi Onabanjo University, Centre, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State and 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 said Professional Registration Centres (PRCs) and Professional Testing Centres(PTCs) remain open to prospective candidates for the ongoing 2026 Direct Entry registration.
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