Economics and Statistics is taught under the Faculty of Social & Management Sciences at Federal University Gashua. Economics and Mathematics are named at both the O’Level and UTME stages.
The JAMB threshold quoted on this page is 160, which is lower than the figure given on several other FUGASHUA department pages. Candidates should confirm the current number.
Confirm that Economics and Statistics appears on the current FUGASHUA course list and that your JAMB registration records it correctly before you sit the examination.
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About Federal University Gashua
Federal University, Gashua, is located in Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria.
It was established in 2013 by President Goodluck Jonathan. It is a research-centred Institution that seeks to solve the needs of society and give citizens equal opportunity to acquire a proper education.
Admission Requirements for Economics and Statistics
WAEC/NECO Subject Combination
The WAEC/NECO subject combination and requirements needed to study Economics and Statistics is Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two Arts or Social Science subjects.
JAMB Subject Combination
In UTME, please note that the English Language is Compulsory for this course.
Therefore, the three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combinations needed to study Economics and Statistics under the Faculty of Social & Management Sciences at FUGASHUA include;
Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Lit-in-English, French and CRK/IRK.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Economics and Statistics if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
Two ‘A’ level passes in Economics and any one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, Accounting, Business Management, History and Government.
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into FUGASHUA for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored a minimum of 160 and above in your JAMB result.
A Lower JAMB Threshold at FUGASHUA Economics and Statistics
The O’Level requirement is five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two Arts or Social Science subjects.
The UTME combination keeps English Language compulsory, fixes Economics and Mathematics, and allows one of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and CRK or IRK.
Statistics itself is not named at either of those stages, despite appearing in the course title. It enters only in the Direct Entry list.
Direct Entry requires Economics plus one of Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Agric Science, Accounting, Business Management, History and Government.
This page gives the screening threshold for the 2026/2027 session as 160 and above, which is worth checking against the department before relying on it.