Some Nigerian Universities and Their Catchments Areas

University of Jos (UNIJOS): Plateau, Benue, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger

University of Benin (UNIBEN): Edo, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross-River, Delta, Rivers

University of Calabar (UNICAL): Cross-Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Rivers,

University of Lagos (UNILAG): Lagos, Ekiti,, Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Ogun

University of Ilorin (UNILORIN): Kwara, Benue, Kebbi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Plareau, Sokoto, Zamfara

University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID): Borno Adamawa, Borno. Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe

University of Uyo (UNIUYO): Akwa-Ibom Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross-River, Delta, Edo, Rivers

Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK): Anambra, Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo

 Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria: Kaduna Adamawa , Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Gombe, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Katsina, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Yobe, Zamfara, Taraba

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU): Bauchi Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe

Bayero University Kano (BUK): Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara

Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA): Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Ondo

Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMinna): Minna Niger, Benue, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Zamfara

Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO): Imo, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Rivers, Enugu

Federal University of Technology, Yola: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ife: Osun, Ekiti, Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Ondo

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUSOK): Sokoto Jigawa, Kwara, Kebbi,
Katsina, Kano, Kano, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Niger, Sokoto, Zamfara

University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN): Enugu Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Rivers

Educationally Less Privilege States (ELPS):

If you come from any of these states and you passed your JAMB. Your chances of gaining admission is 65% (45% Merit + 20% ELPS). All things being equal.

These are states in which they are educationally less privileged. Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross-River, Ebonyi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kastina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.

Those making discriminatory and bigotic comments should use their brain, if present and functional, to note that the ELPS states are not 100% northern or muslim.


Interestingly, even those from southern and mostly Christian states enjoying this FG privilege shamelessly or ignorantly join to insult aboki. Na wa o!

prodigyevans:
Who will believe that in a state as NIGER, that we have over 7 persons that scored over 320?
This is just a silly way of exonerating themselves from outright nepotism!!!
Hiw many candidates can score over 320 in jamb nationwide let alone, NIGER state where we are believed to have over 7persons score over 320

Let them continue with their lies

Goodness Thomas don't change to Anatomy I beg you

If you can't bribe them to give you medicine, which I think is hard now since it has become a media debacle

Just choose Nursing

Doctors now do masters in clinical medicine courses so that those that don't want to practice, will easily be lecturers

Just an advice

I almost thought you will end your vambration with Alkahu Arkbar and blow nairaland to splinters

IAmStrange:
And some people were attributing it to Islam, calling it Islamic agenda.

Many began to spite the school, calling it all sorts of derogatory names, with Islam in the picture.

WaLlohi, the minds of many of these people are dark and evil, the Muslims have just become too weak to expose them.

Indeed, it's the truth what Allaah said:

“Never will the Jews nor the Christians be
pleased with you (O Muhammad) till you follow their religion"

It's Islamophobia that will kill some people.

Did a story not come up one time of Covenant university rejecting admission to one Muslim guy in a similar fashion like this?

Did anyone shout Christianization?

When a Muslim does something, they attribute it to Islam. If it's the other way round, you won't hear such a thing coming from us.

Why are you all so deeply obsessed with Islam if you do not fear for its greatness and try to talk it down or criticize it at any given chance?

The reality is that many of these people are just insincere, sick-minded hypocrites!

Imes is coming! Imes is coming! The world should prepare.

The reality of your true selves, how evil your hearts are actually and how foolish your arguments and philosophies are will soon be exposed to the world when Imes comes.

All of you should continue! Imes will be making you all famous; yes, the whole will know you all for your evil and hypocritical ways.

By the time Imes will come, humiliation will be your companion. humiliation will be your nick names. You will all wine and dine with humiliation unless you repent and turn towards truth.

When Imes comes, it will be the end of your era and the beginning of a new one.

When Imes comes, it will be game over for many of you hypocritical lots

Imes is coming, You should all get prepared!

And you are free to wail and attack me on mention. That's your way and it will only make your humiliation more interesting when Imes eventually shows up.

Imes, we await your coming

prodigyevans:
Who will believe that in a state as NIGER, that we have over 7 persons that scored over 320?
This is just a silly way of exonerating themselves from outright nepotism!!!
Hiw many candidates can score over 320 in jamb nationwide let alone, NIGER state where we are believed to have over 7persons score over 320

Its either its been long you wrote jamb or you just want yo wail.
If its the latter I'm pleased to me inform you that currently the rate at which people hit 300+ in jamb is very much on the increment and you can find them in almost every local govt in Nigeria.
And you think Nigerlites are Dull? Ask your friends in FUT Minna if you have any about the acedemic intelligence of the NUPE people..

No point explaining to low iq nigerians

IAmStrange:


Look at another insincere approach!

It's either you are insincere or you are ignorant of the whole thing

First of all, I'm not supporting what the school did. my message was directed to those who attributed what they did to Islam in the previous post that went on front page.

If you didn't see that post, go and check front page.

So my message is directed to those that attacked Islam because of it.

And secondly, the school has already explained the reason why they did what they did. did you not read the post?

So what is your claim of "assassination of hsrdwork,
diligence and meritocracy" based on and why would you go to the extent of calling me "not qualified to complain about bla bla bla"?

again, it's either you are sincere and just wanted to attack me like the rest of your people or you are ignorant of the whole thing.

By the way, Imes is coming

The admission policy is an affront to meritocracy.
How do you explain the fact that 302 did not get admission,but 205 got it? Most of the complaints are about this policy that fails to reward hardwork and diligence, but rewards mediocrats based on state of origin. And clearly, you are in support of this backward policy that has placed incompetent people at the helm of affairs in Nigeria simply based on their state of origin.

How Naija go develope?

I'm coming

traihit:
That's a very silly excuse, so silly not only because cut-off mark for university is 180, the candidate had over 300 even though ABU would still admits students scoring less than 200 for the same exam. How then do we battle exam malpractices when individuals like the said candidate will diligently prepare for an exam, come out in flying colours and still he denied admission? Meanwhile, some on the alter of unprogressive and outdated sentiments be given the same admission. For jow long is Nigeria going to drag herself underdevelopment?

I believe 300 was her JAMB score. 288 was the aggregate after PUTME

Interesting

Pes13:
I laughed when I saw that news.

302/400 and he was shouting foul play. Maybe he thought Mbbs is equally sorted after like Education Management.

I am a medical student in UI, UI doesn't have catchment area, 100% admission slot is by merit.

However, there are almost 400 candidates that score 300+ in utme every year, and the carrying capacity for Mbbs in UI is just 180.

That means, several candidates with 320+ won't end up getting Mbbs in the end, by the time aggregate score is determined.

There is no foul play in this matter, only ignorant people who is not in the system will type such gibberish.

How are u sure there is no foul play?

Op forgot to tell us how much he was paid to write this meaningless piece

EmptyCoconutHead:
and u had to call ur ipob mods on me?
2019 has already ended on a bad note with Trump sack soon to be finalized at the upper house.
I wonder where ipob will run to now that their oga kpatakpata will be bundled out.
don't quote me, you better go pack sand and fill it in ur hair and remove them one by one since you don't have any meaningful thing to do.

If you are waiting for Trump to be sacked from the White House,you are on a long thing..

Pes13:
I laughed when I saw that news.

302/400 and he was shouting foul play. Maybe he thought Mbbs is equally sorted after like Education Management.

I am a medical student in UI, UI doesn't have catchment area, 100% admission slot is by merit.

However, there are almost 400 candidates that score 300+ in utme every year, and the carrying capacity for Mbbs in UI is just 180.

That means, several candidates with 320+ won't end up getting Mbbs in the end, by the time aggregate score is determined.

There is no foul play in this matter, only ignorant people who is not in the system will type such gibberish.

People don't understand the criteria for admission.

This catchment thing is scam and should be scrapped. Admission should be based on merit. That was how my younger brother was almost not admitted in a Unity school in Kwara State some years ago.He scored higher than a girl his classmate from Kwara State who was admitted but he from IMO State wasn't admitted because of catchment. Other students with lower scores from the North were admitted. This is injustice. Nigerians should be treated equally.

zomoears:


The admission policy be of the is an affront to meritocracy.
How do you explain the fact that 302 did not get origin.

How Naija go develope?

I don't mean any insult, but I think the answer to your question is quite glaring. It's very possible for a 302 not to get admission while a lesser score gets admission IF THEY DID NOT APPLY TO THE SAME DEPARTMENT.

45% for catchment area and 20% for less education state suppose to favour her. She is from Niger. 45%+20%+=65% go to the Northern according to your analysis.

Pes13:
I laughed when I saw that news.

302/400 and he was shouting foul play. Maybe he thought Mbbs is equally sorted after like Education Management.

I am a medical student in UI, UI doesn't have catchment area, 100% admission slot is by merit.

However, there are almost 400 candidates that score 300+ in utme every year, and the carrying capacity for Mbbs in UI is just 180.

That means, several candidates with 320+ won't end up getting Mbbs in the end, by the time aggregate score is determined.

There is no foul play in this matter, only ignorant people who is not in the system will type such gibberish.

And you're very sure all 120 successful candidates at ABU scored 300+

I said it yesterday.. It might just be one of those random denials most especially when there are more people with such or even above her scores.

She should moved on with life.. Dont expect everything to come your ways

stonemasonn:
And you're very sure all 120 successful candidates at ABU scored 300+

You still don't understand, there is a required number of students, you can admit per state for a course based on Jamb requirements of merit, catchment areas and spread of the states in the Federation

That the girl changed to Anatomy by herself shows she has an insider working on her behalf and still couldn't get the admission.

Nice rebuttal Rafindadi. Good clarification.

Matters arising

1.I beleive the OP's post, and I beleive he is telling the truth.

2.The truth is, there are a lot of people struggling to enter public universites...because they are cheap and because they are cheap.

3.ABU Medical school is oversubscribed....from time inmemmorial. (Infact, unless your parents worked for ABU , your chances of getting into ABU are low.).

4.Actually, ABU has been taking in more northern students of recent....tribalist, yes, but then again, the North has an acute doctor shortage relative to the South. So, understandable (even if I don't agree).

5.Niger state has a lot of academically brilliant students. (I have studied alongisde Nigerlites...and many of them do well at JAMB, and university. Just because it is a Northern state...besides the immediate past Etsu Nupe was a BIG TIME education promoter...Western Education. Anytime the guy was in the news, it was mostly promoting education.)

6. I won't be surprised if the number of Niger students was high...too high. See, ABU has a lot of criteria...and they can't take in everyone.

7. The real issue is that far too many Southerners

a) Think that Northeners are dull(not necessarily true)
b) think that Northerners get into universty on lower scores..(true, and that is even in my opinion damaging to the North...if I was educaiton minister, I would raise cut off marks for the North, and watch as standards go up).
c) One more thing...a Southerner is more likely to find it harder to get into university than Northerners because...there are FAR MORE SOUTHERNERS who are educated than Northerners...so in the numbers game, Southerners lose out more.
d) the real issue is that because our economy is so badly run, there aren't enough technical jobs. Everyone has to go to uni to make it in life. And since private universites are too too expensive...public unis is it.

All in all, Goodness should read Anatomy, graduate with a first class...and then try to gain entry into UI's medical school...and train as a doctor...from 400 level. Or even shine in Anatomy because Lord knows we need more Anatomists in this country.

Can ABU share the full scores of the candidates that made the merit list?

Long road still to utopia

Ignorance kills

May Allah preserve you, I graduated from ABU and sometimes I wonder if other universities are accessible like ABU, Nigeria would have academically and morally be in a better place.

Eyaaah
A backward educational system producing half done graduates. See some of dir inventions below:

stonemasonn:
And you're very sure all 120 successful candidates at ABU scored 300+

Very very likely.

See, if you enter medical school in any part of Nigeria with a JAMB score of 180 or below, they will find a way to throw you out before you get to the clinical side.

I'm serious.

Medical school is tough. Even people who score high in JAMB get kicked out easily by 200l.

This is why I always tell people to listen to both sides before making any conclusion

zomoears:


The admission policy be of the is an affront to meritocracy.
How do you explain the fact that 302 did not get admission,but 205 got it? Most of the complaints are about this policy that fails to reward hardwork and diligence, but rewards mediocrats based on state of origin. And clearly, you are in support of this backward policy that has placed incompetent people at the helm of affairs in Nigeria simply based on their state of origin.

How Naija go develope?

Do you have proof that anyone got into ABU Medical Facutly with score of 205??