Public Administration is offered by the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA). Set out below are the O’Level credits, the UTME combination, the UNIABUJA waiver remark, the Direct Entry route and the JAMB score needed.
There is one point where this page needs care. The general UTME line and the UNIABUJA waiver remark name different second subjects, Economics in one and Government in the other, so check both before you lock your JAMB choices.
UNIABUJA runs regular degree, diploma and postgraduate programmes from the Federal Capital Territory, with a Centre for Distance Learning for candidates who cannot study through the regular system. The requirements here apply to the regular undergraduate route.
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O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Public Administration;
You require; Five SSCE credit passes, including English Language, Mathematics, Economics, and two other relevant 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 Public Administration under the Faculty of Social & Management Sciences in the above Universities include;
Mathematics, Economics, and any other Social Science subject.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
(9) UNIABUJA for Public Administration requires Mathematics, Government, and any other Social Science subject.
This remark is the school-specific instruction and it differs from the general UTME line above, which names Economics in place of Government. Where the two conflict, the UNIABUJA remark is the one tied to this institution, so treat Government as the safer second paper.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Public Administration if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require; Two ‘A’ level passes, including Economics.
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.
Settling the Economics or Government Question for UNIABUJA Public Administration
Your O’Level file is the stable part. Five SSCE credit passes are required, English Language, Mathematics and Economics must be among them, and two other relevant subjects complete the set.
The UTME side is where the two instructions diverge. Both agree that English Language is compulsory, that Mathematics is one of the three remaining papers, and that any other Social Science subject fills the third slot. They part company only on the second paper.
Direct Entry avoids the question entirely. Two A level passes including Economics will qualify you, and no UTME sitting is needed on that route.
Whichever route you take, your JAMB score must reach 180 before UNIABUJA will consider you eligible for screening. Confirm your Economics credit at O’Level early, since it is required there regardless of which UTME reading you follow.