This is to inform the general public and all prospective University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) students that the Department of Economics Admission requirements has been published.
The requirements cover the O Level credits, the four JAMB papers, the Direct Entry conditions and the minimum score. Economics and Mathematics anchor the first two stages.
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Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Economics include the following:
- Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics, and any two of the Arts or Social Science subjects.
Three credits are named and the last two must come from the Arts or Social Sciences, so a science subject will not count towards them.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB
- English Language
- Economics
- Mathematics and any one subject from below:
- Government
- History
- Geography
- Literature in English
- French
- CRK/IRK
The JAMB form names its fourth paper options explicitly rather than describing a group, offering Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and the religious knowledge papers.
Economics and Mathematics take the other two places beside the compulsory English Language, so both have to be sat.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Economics 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.
Direct Entry is far wider. Physics, Chemistry and Agricultural Science appear here even though no science subject counts among the credits or the JAMB papers.
Economics itself stays compulsory, so only the partner subject changes between the routes.
JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into UNIABUJA for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have scored 180 or above in your JAMB result.
About the University of Abuja
The University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), a dual-mode institution with the authority to administer conventional and distance learning academic programs, was founded on January 1st, 1988.
At its inception, it was the first university in the country to take on such a dual mandate. The Vision of the University is to develop an institution of higher learning that combines academic excellence with the pursuit of the unity of Nigeria.
How Wide the Direct Entry List Is at UNIABUJA Economics
Economics is required at every stage and Mathematics at the first two, with English Language compulsory among the credits and on the JAMB form.
The routes differ in what they allow beside that core. O Level and JAMB stay inside the Arts and Social Sciences, while Direct Entry accepts Physics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science and several commercial subjects. Clear 180 in JAMB for the 2026/2027 session.