This article is designed to help students who wish to study History under the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA).
Confirm that History is still listed at UNIABUJA before you register for JAMB. A waiver allows Government in place of History, which widens the course considerably.
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study History; You require;
Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include History and English Language.
Only two credits are named and the other three carry no stated restriction, which makes the O Level line one of the shorter ones at this university.
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 History under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at UNIABUJA include;
History and any other two subjects from Arts and Social Sciences.
On the JAMB form History joins the compulsory English Language, and the two remaining papers must come from the Arts or Social Sciences.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
- UNIABUJA accepts Government in lieu of History.
This waiver matters more than its length suggests. Government is accepted in place of History, so a candidate who sat one and not the other is not shut out.
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Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study History if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two (2) ‘A’ level passes in History and any other related subjects.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
UNIABUJA accepts
- ND lower credit with the UTME requirements plus two (2) years post qualification.
- A minimum of ten (10) points in NCE or ND upper credit in addition to the UTME requirements or two (2) ‘A’ level credit passes, including History or Government and one other Art subject.
The Direct Entry waiver sets out three further routes. An ND at lower credit with two years after qualification, an NCE at ten points or an ND at upper credit, or two A Level credit passes including History or Government.
Each of them carries the UTME requirements, so the five O Level credits remain in place whichever route you use.
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.
Government in Place of History at UNIABUJA
History and English Language are the two named credits, and History carries through to the JAMB form and the Direct Entry passes as well.
The waiver is what opens the course up, since Government is accepted in its place. Three further Direct Entry routes exist through the ND and the NCE, and the JAMB score needed is 180 for the 2026/2027 session.