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Note that NUC (Nigeria University Commission) has expressed strong recommendation to upgrade passing scores in Nigeria universities to 45 which by implication would phase out 40 as pass mark for undergraduate studies. Additionally, to discontinue awarding degrees below 3rd class (if all universities ultimately comply).
Every year, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board conducts one of the most credible examinations in Nigeria that determines whether a student will be admitted to a tertiary institution of learning. A record number of nearly 1.8 million candidates registered for the 2022 examination. [9]
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an international examination, an equivalence of the British examination, General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) also offered by the Nigerian students. it is popularly regarded as Cambridge Examination in Nigeria based on the fact that the examination is an initiative of the University of Cambridge.
[12] The change from an A*-G grading system to a 9-1 grading system by English GCSE qualifications has led to a 9-1 grade International General Certificate of Secondary Education being made available. [13] Before, this qualification was graded on an 8-point scale from A* to G with a 9th grade “U” signifying “Ungraded”.
Admissions to undergraduate programmes of tertiary institutions in Nigeria: Year started: 1978 () Duration: 2 hours: Score range: 0 to 400. Score validity: 1 year. Offered: Once a year. Regions: Nigeria. Languages: English: Annual number of test takers: 1.48 million candidates in 2015. Prerequisites: Candidate must be preparing to apply to a ...
University of Ibadan, main gate. This is a list of universities in Nigeria. Nigeria is organised into 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. As a result of the oil boom years of the 1970s, tertiary level of education was expanded to reach every sub-region of Nigeria.
The university was approved by the National Universities Commission to operate as a Private University in Nigeria in April 2022 under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. [4] [5] The university was commissioned by Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia state in February, 2023. The governor further awarded scholarships to the first ...
The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal and public research university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Nigeria.Founded in 1955 by Nnamdi Azikiwe [5] [6] [7] who was the Governor General of Nigeria between 1960 and 1963, [8] and first President of Nigeria between 1963 and 1966. [9]