This is to notify the general public and all aspiring students of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) that the Department of Mass Communication admission requirements has been published.
The requirements below cover three things: the O’Level credit passes the department asks for, the four subjects you sit in JAMB UTME, and the JAMB score that makes a Mass Communication application eligible for screening at the University of Maiduguri.
Mass Communication is one of the more open courses on the UNIMAID list. The department names only English Language among the five SSCE credit passes, and the UTME combination asks for arts and social science subjects without specifying which ones.
That flexibility helps candidates from a range of backgrounds, but it also means the real competition happens at screening rather than at the subject-combination stage. Getting the four UTME subjects right is the minimum, not the thing that secures a place.
Entry Requirements
O’Level Subject Combination
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Mass Communication include the following:
Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include English Language.
JAMB UTME Subject Combination
Candidates will write the following Four (4) Subjects in JAMB.
- English Language
- Any three (3) Arts and Social Science subjects.
English Language counts as the compulsory first subject, so the three arts and social science subjects fill the remaining slots. Subjects such as Literature in English, Government, History and Economics fall within those two groups, but confirm your own selection against the JAMB brochure listing for the course.
This page does not list a Direct Entry route for Mass Communication at Maiduguri. Candidates holding A Levels, an NCE or a diploma should contact the department directly to ask whether a Direct Entry application will be considered for the session.
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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.
Reading the UNIMAID Mass Communication Requirements Properly
Two conditions carry the whole application. You need five SSCE credit passes with English Language among them, and you need a JAMB score of at least 160 to be eligible for the screening exercise that follows registration.
Because the department does not name the other four O’Level subjects, candidates sometimes assume any five credits will do. Check the current JAMB brochure entry for the course before registering, since brochure conditions can be stricter than a departmental summary.
A score of 160 clears the eligibility bar but says nothing about your chances. Mass Communication attracts heavy demand at most Nigerian universities, so check the UNIMAID departmental cut-off mark for the session and treat it, not the 160 figure, as your working target.