University Admission & Post-UTME

Distance learning (open and distance learning, ODL) in Nigeria lets you study for a degree primarily online or by distance, without regular physical attendance — through dedicated open universities, or through distance-learning centres (DLCs) run by conventional universities. Admission runs through the same JAMB routes (UTME or Direct Entry) for conventional universities’ DLC programmes, while … Read more

Direct Entry (DE) admission lets candidates with an advanced qualification — ND, NCE, IJMB, JUPEB, A’Level passes, or equivalent — enter a Nigerian university at 200 level, without writing UTME. You apply through JAMB’s Direct Entry form, are screened by the institution (Post-UTME screening for DE candidates, as the institution runs it), and, if admitted, … Read more

Yes — but not through JAMB’s pre-admission change-of-course window, and not automatically. After admission, changing your course is an intra-university transfer: an internal process run by your institution, requiring a minimum CGPA, a vacancy in the new department, approvals from both departments and faculties, and Senate approval — and, at most institutions, you cannot start … Read more

Yes — through inter-university transfer, but it is a narrow route, not a general right. You must have completed at least one academic session (typically to 200-level standing), meet the receiving university’s CGPA threshold for your programme, continue in the same or a closely related course, obtain clearance from your current university, be admitted by … Read more

Admission without JAMB — meaning without writing UTME — is legitimately possible through exactly three routes: open universities (NOUN, Miva, Iconic — O’Level admission, no UTME), Direct Entry (advanced qualification + JAMB DE form, no UTME), and IJMB/JUPEB programmes (one-year advanced-level programmes leading to Direct Entry, no UTME). Any other “admission without JAMB” offer — … Read more

The admission requirements for Nigerian universities, in their standard form, are: five O’Level credits including English Language (and Mathematics for most courses), in course-relevant subjects, in not more than two sittings; a UTME score meeting the institution’s minimum and your course’s departmental cut-off, with the correct UTME subject combination; first-choice status (in most cases) and … Read more

This is the 2026–2027 university admission guide: the complete admission process for the current cycle, from UTME registration through screening, CAPS admission, acceptance, and resumption — with the session’s policy figures stated, and every figure flagged for re-verification when the next cycle’s official announcements land. It is written as the current-cycle process guide, not as … Read more

Fake admission agents sell what does not exist: guaranteed admission, “upgraded” courses, confirmed offers, and reopened screening windows. Real admission in Nigeria runs through exactly two systems — JAMB CAPS and your institution’s official portal — and neither one takes payment from an intermediary. If someone is selling you access to either system, they are … Read more