This article is designed to help students who wish to study Local Government Studies under the Faculty of Administration at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU).
Before you register for JAMB, confirm that Local Government Studies is still running under the Faculty of Administration at OAU for the session you are applying into. Selecting a course the institution is not offering that year is one of the commonest reasons an application is rejected outright.
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About Obafemi Awolowo University
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), formerly known as the University of Ife, is a federal government-owned and operated Nigerian university. The university is in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
Obafemi Awolowo University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in fields of specialization spanning the humanities, the arts, the natural sciences, the social sciences, the medical sciences, engineering, and technology.
The university has 13 faculties and two colleges, the Postgraduate College and the College of Health Sciences, administered in more than 60 departments. It was previously associated with Loma Linda University in California, USA.
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Local Government Studies; You require;
Five (5) SSC credit passes, including English Language, Government or History, Economics, and any other two (2) subjects, and at least a pass in Mathematics.
Special Requirements (Waiver) Remarks:
- OAU requires English Language, Mathematics, Government/Economics, and two (2) Biology, Chemistry, History, Geography, Accounting/Book Keeping, Civic Education, Literature in English, Agricultural Science, and any Nigerian Language
The two statements above do not say quite the same thing. The general line asks only for a pass in Mathematics, while the OAU waiver names Mathematics among the required credits. Where they differ, the waiver is the one that governs your application to this department.
Jamb Subject Combination
In UTME, the English Language is compulsory for this course. The three (3) other JAMB UTME subjects needed to study Local Government Studies under the Faculty of Administration at OAU are listed below.
Government/History, Economics, and any other subject.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Local Government Studies if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ Level/IJMB passes, one (1) of which must be in Government or History.
Jamb Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into OAU for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 200 or above in your JAMB result.
Why the OAU Waiver Outranks the General O Level Line
If you take one point from this page, let it be the Mathematics rule. The general requirement allows a pass, but OAU asks for a credit, and that single difference decides whether your result qualifies for Local Government Studies.
The rest of the path is straightforward. Hold credits in English Language, Mathematics and Government or Economics, add two subjects from the approved list, sit UTME with Government or History and Economics, and reach at least 200 to qualify for screening.