Nigeria's Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is holding its 2026 Policy Meeting today, May 11, where minimum admissible scores for entry into tertiary Institutions across the country will be determined, as Sierra Leone sends a high level delegation to understudy the Nigerian admission model.

The meeting, chaired by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, will see stakeholders from Universities, Polytechnics, and colleges of education converge to consider and adopt guidelines governing the 2026 admission cycle.

JAMB's public communication advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed the developments in a statement posted on his X handle, describing the annual policy meeting as one of the most significant events in Nigeria's education calendar.

"At the meeting, guidelines for the 2026 admission into all tertiary institutions in Nigeria will be considered and adopted, including the determination of the minimum tolerable scores for admissions," he stated.

Sierra Leone's deputy minister of Education, Mr Sarjoh Aziz Kamara, is attending the meeting alongside 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.

Benjamin disclosed that the delegation had been taken through JAMB's examination and admission processes at the board's headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, ahead of today's policy meeting.

"During tomorrow's Policy Meeting, they will also witness firsthand how critical stakeholders are actively carried along in the admission value chain," he added.

The Sierra Leonean officials are in Nigeria with the intention of establishing a body similar to JAMB in their country to streamline and coordinate tertiary admissions. Benjamin noted that the growing admission population in Sierra Leone had created serious challenges, which Nigeria's centralised model appears well positioned to address.

"The delegation was taken through the examination and admission processes at the Board's headquarters in Bwari today," he noted, adding that the visit reflected the growing regional confidence in Nigeria's admission framework.

The policy meeting outcome is expected to shape admissions for hundreds of thousands of candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.