The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that it will hold its 2026 Policy Meeting on Monday to determine key guidelines for admissions into tertiary institutions across Nigeria, including the approval of minimum cut-off marks for the 2026 admission exercise.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the meeting will be chaired by the Minister of Education and attended by major stakeholders in the education sector.
The Board explained that discussions at the meeting would focus on setting admission benchmarks and approving the “minimum tolerable scores for admissions” into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education nationwide.
JAMB also revealed that a delegation from Sierra Leone would participate in the meeting as part of efforts to understudy Nigeria’s centralised admission system. The delegation includes Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Education, Mr. Sarjoh Aziz Kamara, alongside the Vice-Chancellors of Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology, Prof. Edwin Momoh, and Njala University, Prof. Bashiru Koroma.
The Board stated that the officials had earlier visited JAMB headquarters in Bwari, where they were introduced to Nigeria’s examination and admission procedures.
According to JAMB, the Sierra Leonean delegation is seeking practical solutions to admission challenges in their country as increasing demand for tertiary education continues to strain existing structures.
The visiting team is also expected to observe how stakeholders are integrated into Nigeria’s admission process, which the Board described as a coordinated system involving multiple actors.
Reaffirming its importance in Nigeria’s education sector, JAMB noted that the admission framework it oversees remains central to tertiary placement across the country.
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