{
  "id": 4316083,
  "title": "JAMB Gives Last Chance for 2021 – 2026 Candidates to Accept, Reject Old Admissions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/jamb-gives-last-chance-for-2021-2026-candidates-to-accept-reject-old",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T00:39:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/30/jamb-gives-last-chance-for-2021-2026-candidates-to-accept-reject-old-admissions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for candidates who received admission offers between 2021 and 2026 to accept or reject their offers. The initial deadline was set for Monday, August 31, 2026, but it has been pushed back to Wednesday, September 30, 2026. This extension is JAMB's \"final opportunity\" for these affected candidates to take action on their outstanding admission offers.\n\nJAMB acting director Fabian Benjamin urged candidates not to wait until the deadline, warning that failure to act would have consequences for their admission status. Accepted candidates will be able to print their admission letters, while those who reject their offers will have their dashboards reverted to \"Not Admitted,\" allowing the board to update its records.\n\nCandidates who are no longer studying at the institution where they received their previous admission or who are in a different program may still choose to accept the outstanding offer and apply for the necessary corrections. If a candidate currently pursuing a second degree has an earlier admission offer pending, they may reject that offer without affecting their current or new admission.\n\nJAMB assured candidates that rejecting an earlier outstanding offer would not impact their new admission. The extension was granted to allow candidates to clearly indicate their decisions and help JAMB maintain accurate admission records. However, no further extensions will be granted after the September 30 deadline.\n\nAfter the expiration of the extended deadline, all outstanding admission offers that remain unaccepted or rejected will automatically be cancelled from candidates' active admission status. JAMB emphasized that candidates should act immediately and not wait until the deadline, as failure to accept an offer within the stipulated period will render it invalid.",
  "summary": "Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for candidates offered admission between 2021 and 2026 to accept or reject their admission offers.",
  "key_points": [
    "JAMB extends deadline for 2021-2026 candidates to accept/reject offers until September 30, 2026",
    "Failure to act before deadline will invalidate admission offers",
    "Accepted candidates can print letters; rejected candidates revert to \"Not Admitted\" status"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The extension gives candidates a final chance to formalize their admission status, avoiding automatic cancellation of outstanding offers and enabling JAMB to update its records accurately.",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}