<P> The government has majority control of university education . Tertiary education in Nigeria consists of Universities (Public and Private), Polytechnics, Monotechnics, and Colleges of education . The country has a total number of 129 universities registered by NUC among which federal and state government own 40 and 39 respectively while 50 universities are privately owned . In order to increase the number of universities in Nigeria from 129 to 138 the Federal Government gave 9 new private universities their licences in May 2015 . The names of the universities that got licenses in Abuja included, Augustine University, Ilara, Lagos; Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun State; Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State; Hallmark University, Ijebu - Itele, Ogun State; Kings University, Ode - Omu, Osun State; Micheal and Cecilia Ibru University, Owhrode, Delta State; Mountain Top University, Makogi / Oba Ogun state; Ritman University, Ikot - Epene, Akwa - Ibom State and Summit University, Offa, Kwara State . </P> <P> First year entry requirements into most universities in Nigeria include: Minimum of SSCE / GCE Ordinary Level Credits at maximum of two sittings; Minimum cut - off marks in Joint Admission and Matriculation Board Entrance Examination (JAMB) of 180 and above out of a maximum of 400 marks are required . Candidates with minimum of Merit Pass in National Certificate of Education (NCE), National Diploma (ND) and other Advanced Level Certificates minimum qualifications with minimum of 5 O / L Credits are given direct entry admission into the appropriate undergraduate degree programs . </P> <P> Students with required documents typically enter university from age 17 - 18 onwards and study for an academic degree . Historically, universities are divided into several tiers: </P> <P> Five of these Universities were established between 1948 and 1965, following the recommendation of the Ashby Commission set up by the British Colonial Government to study the necessity of university education for Nigeria . These universities are fully funded by the federal government . They were established primarily to meet a need for qualified personnel in Nigeria and to set basic standards for university education . These universities have continued to play their roles for the production of qualified personnel and the provision of standards, which have helped to guide the subsequent establishments of other generations of universities in Nigeria . Universities in this tier include the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the University of Ibadan . </P>

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