The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pushed back the registration date for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to Monday, February 3, 2025, instead of the previously set date of Friday, January 31, 2025.

This change was announced in a statement on Friday, which was posted on JAMB’s official X page.

The Board explained that this delay is necessary to make important updates to their registration system.

The statement mentioned, ”These updates are in response to the recent suspension of certain law programs at selected universities, as communicated to the Board by the Council for Legal Education.

”This change is necessary to allow the Board to implement essential adjustments to its registration templates. These adjustments come in light of the recent suspension of certain law programmes at selected universities, as submitted to the Board by the Council for Legal Education. Additionally, the Board discovered that some Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres had used deceptive facilities to be approved, prompting the need for further scrutiny and corrections by disapproving such centres.

”The Board acknowledges the disruption this may cause to candidates and other stakeholders and sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience.

”The additional time will be used to ensure that all necessary changes are made for a smooth registration process.”