The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has extended the deadline for the purchase of Direct Entry application documents to 8 May 2026, giving prospective candidates additional time to complete their registration for the 2026 admissions cycle.

JAMB spokesperson Dr Fabian Benjamin announced the decision in a Wednesday statement posted on X, stating that the extension was aimed at ensuring no Direct Entry candidate is shut out of tertiary education access.

"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 has extended the sale of Direct Entry application documents to 8th May 2026 from the earlier closing date," the statement read.

Alongside the deadline extension, JAMB approved five additional registration centres to ease congestion in high demand areas. The new centres are the Centre for Open and Distance Learning, Mini Campus, University of Ilorin, Kwara State; Bells University of Technology, Km 8, Idiroko Road, Ota, Ogun State; 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, which is scheduled to begin operations on Thursday, 30 April 2026.

JAMB also confirmed that all Professional Registration Centres and Professional Testing Centres remain open to prospective candidates for the ongoing 2026 Direct Entry registration exercise.