This is to notify the general public and all aspiring students of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) that the Department of Hausa admission requirements has been published.
The requirements below cover the O’Level credit passes, the four subjects sat in JAMB UTME, the Direct Entry route, the Maiduguri waiver on NCE holders, and the JAMB score needed to qualify for screening into Hausa.
Hausa is treated as a language and literature course, so the subject you are studying is also a subject you must already hold. A credit pass in Hausa is required at O’Level and the subject appears again in the UTME combination.
The fourth UTME slot is where candidates have a real choice. Literature in English sits alongside options including Economics, Government, History and Arabic, which suits applicants coming from a general arts background.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Hausa include the following:
Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include English Language and Hausa.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB.
- English Language
- Hausa
- Literature in English and any of Economics, Government, History, and Arabic
Direct Entry Requirement
These are the conditions you need to fulfil to gain Direct Entry admission to study Hausa if you don’t intend to use UTME. You require;
Two (2) A’ level passes in Hausa and any other relevant subjects.
Special Consideration (Waiver) Remarks
UNIMAID accepts an NCE with a Hausa major.
This waiver sits alongside the A Level route rather than replacing it. A candidate whose NCE was taken with Hausa as the major subject can apply through Direct Entry without holding two A Level passes.
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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 minimum of 160 or above score 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 Hausa Credit Decides Your UNIMAID Application
Everything in this department turns on holding Hausa. It is one of the five SSCE credit passes, it is a named UTME subject, it is required among the A Level passes, and it is the major the NCE waiver asks for.
Candidates who speak Hausa fluently but never sat it as an examination subject are the group most often caught out. Spoken fluency does not satisfy the credit condition, so a resit should be planned well before JAMB registration.
Beyond the subjects, a JAMB score of at least 160 is needed for eligibility at screening. Check the departmental cut-off mark for the session as well, since the university threshold and the departmental figure are set separately.