Cyber Security Science at the Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) carries two different O’Level statements on this page, and they do not ask for the same subjects. Reading the right one matters before you apply.
The first is the general line used across the faculty, which names English Language, Mathematics and Physics plus two further sciences. The second is a waiver written specifically for FUTMINNA, and it makes Biology compulsory instead.
The UTME combination, the Direct Entry conditions and the screening score are all common to both readings. Each is set out below for the 2026/2027 session.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Cyber Security Science include the following:
- Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, and Physics, plus two other science subjects
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks
- FUTMINNA requires five (5) ‘O’ level credit passes, including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics or Chemistry, and any other Science subject. Cyber Security Science is the same as Computer Science.
Both statements above remain on the page because they come from different sources. The first is the general requirement, while this second one is named as a FUTMINNA waiver, so it is the one that governs an application to this university.
The practical difference is in two subjects. Under the waiver Biology becomes compulsory, and Physics is downgraded to an alternative that Chemistry can satisfy instead, which is the reverse of the general line.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Physics and one subject from the following:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Agricultural Science
- Economics
- Geography
Physics is compulsory in the UTME whichever O’Level reading applies to you. Only one subject is drawn from the list of five beneath it, and two of those options, Economics and Geography, are not sciences.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Cyber Security Science if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
- Two A/L passes in science subjects, including Mathematics
- NCE with at least Merit in Mathematics and one other Science or Social Science subject.
The two bullets are alternatives, and Mathematics runs through both. The A’Level route keeps the second subject within the sciences, while the NCE route accepts a Social Science subject in that position.
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JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into FUTMINNA for the 2026/2027 session should know that you must have scored 180 or above in your JAMB result to be eligible for the screening.
That score opens the screening rather than the admission list. Places are settled from the screening exercise that follows it.
About the Federal University of Technology Minna
Since its founding in 1980, the university has been dedicated to educating its students in science and technology. FUTMINNA, located in Minna, Niger State, has aided in developing drugs and vaccines in the country.
The University’s Vision is to become a world-class, leading university in Nigeria known for its capacity building and service delivery excellence. The university has achieved this vision through its focus on technological education.
The FUTMINNA Waiver Is the One That Governs Cyber Security Science
Work from the waiver, not the general line. It names FUTMINNA directly and asks for English Language, Mathematics, Biology, then Physics or Chemistry, and any other Science subject, which is a different set from the faculty-wide wording above it.
The rest of the page is settled. Four JAMB papers led by English Language, Mathematics and Physics, two Direct Entry options covering A’Level and NCE holders, and 180 in the UTME to reach the FUTMINNA screening.