The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced plans to hold its 2026 Policy Meeting on Monday to deliberate on major issues surrounding admissions into tertiary institutions across the country, including the approval of minimum cut-off marks for candidates seeking admission.
In a statement released on Sunday by the Board’s Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB disclosed that the meeting would be presided over by the Minister of Education and attended by critical stakeholders in the education sector.
According to the Board, the gathering is expected to formulate and adopt guidelines that will shape the 2026 admission exercise for universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education nationwide.
The statement explained that discussions at the meeting would include the approval of admission benchmarks and the determination of the minimum acceptable scores for admission into tertiary institutions.
JAMB also revealed that the event would feature a delegation from Sierra Leone led by the country’s Deputy Minister of Education, Mr Sarjoh Aziz Kamara.
The delegation also includes the Vice-Chancellor of Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology, Prof. Edwin Momoh, and the Vice-Chancellor of Njala University, Prof. Bashiru Koroma.
The Board noted that the Sierra Leonean officials are currently studying Nigeria’s centralised admission system as their country considers adopting a similar structure to manage admissions into higher institutions.
It added that the visiting team had earlier been exposed to JAMB’s examination and admission processes during a tour of the Board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja.
According to JAMB, the delegation is also expected to observe how various stakeholders participate in Nigeria’s admission process, which it described as a coordinated system involving multiple institutions and agencies.
The statement further noted that the visitors commended the Nigerian admission model, saying it offers workable solutions to challenges arising from increasing demand for tertiary education in Sierra Leone.
Reaffirming its relevance in Nigeria’s education system, JAMB maintained that the structure it supervises remains vital to the coordination of admissions into tertiary institutions across the country.