This is to notify the general public and all aspiring students of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) that the Department of Economics admission requirements has been published.
The sections below cover the O’Level credit passes, the Maiduguri waiver on Mathematics, the four subjects sat in JAMB UTME, the A Level route into Direct Entry, and the JAMB score needed for screening.
Economics and Mathematics appear together at every stage. Both are named among the five SSCE credits, both are sat in UTME, and Economics is fixed as one of the two A Level passes required for Direct Entry.
The one piece of flexibility is on Mathematics at O’Level, where Maiduguri will accept a pass rather than a credit. That concession comes with a condition, and it is set out in the waiver below.
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 Arts or Social Science subjects.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remark
UNIMAID accepts a pass in Mathematics, but such candidates will be required to pass a remedial course in Mathematics
This waiver softens the credit condition above rather than removing it. A candidate admitted on a Mathematics pass takes a remedial course in the subject, so the requirement is deferred to the first year rather than waived outright.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB.
- English Language
- Economics
- Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Lit-in-English, French and CRK/IRK.
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil 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.
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JAMB Score
All candidates interested in getting admitted into UNIMAID for the 2026/2027 session should know that to be eligible for the screening, you must have a score of a minimum of 160 or above in your JAMB result.
About the University of Maiduguri
The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Federal higher education institution in Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital city in northeast Nigeria.
The federal government of Nigeria established the university in 1975 with the goal of it becoming one of the country’s primary higher-education institutions.
With a large student and staff population, the University of Maiduguri admits students from all over Nigeria, regardless of race, culture, or religion.
The Mathematics Question for UNIMAID Economics Applicants
The standard O’Level set is five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two arts or social science subjects. Candidates holding only a pass in Mathematics are still considered, on the remedial course condition set out above.
At UTME you sit English Language, Economics and Mathematics, with the fourth subject drawn from Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and CRK or IRK. That is a wide list, so most arts and commercial candidates will qualify.
Direct Entry is wider still. Economics is fixed as one A Level pass, and the second can come from ten listed subjects spanning the sciences, the social sciences and business. A JAMB score of at least 160 covers UTME eligibility.